AddressLocation: London (4 days per week in our London office)
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000
About us
The Key Group, of which Arbor is a proud brand, serves school leaders and trusts across the UK providing authoritative guidance and intuitive tools that support school leadership.
We work across the full diversity of schools and locations, from small rural and coastal primaries to the largest trusts and local authorities in the country.
We recognise that each school and trust is on a journey and school leaders need to identify their specific context, their own path and the next step in that journey. This process requires more than just shared values in a school, it requires the knowledge, data, context and confidence to bring others with you in effecting change.
That's why we're here. We put the power back in the hands of those leading our schools and trusts, by equipping them with remarkable products & services. The Key Group is home to 5 brands, each the leading provider in its category including Arbor, ScholarPack, Integris, The Key and GovernorHub. Over 380 colleagues deliver our award-winning services and serve 19,000 schools.
About the role
We are looking for a diligent and highly organised Group Executive Assistant to support members of our Senior Leadership team and provide flexible, seamless, day-to-day support for the CEO and other members of the senior leadership team across the group.
Core responsibilities
Diary and inbox management; ensuring the CEO and members of the senior leadership team are always on top of their inbox and well prepared for meetings.
Organisation of meetings and off-sites, including venue booking, documentation preparation and invitations.
Routinely perform a wide variety of supporting duties not limited to printing, mail/overnight packages, copying, filing.
Assist the Office Manager with ad-hoc office management as required
Assist various teams with internal and external events
Sort and triage inbound and outbound mail.
Travel and expense administration for members of the senior leadership team.
Organising and attending monthly Board meetings and monthly operational meetings: planning and scheduling monthly meetings including collating reports, minute taking, booking venues / meeting rooms, organising refreshments and bi-annual Board dinners.
Ad-hoc project work and support for the senior leadership team.
Senior Finance team support: documents signing, scheduling financial meetings including Audit Com, approving payments of invoices, electronic filing of documents
About you
Considerable experience in a similar role as an Executive Assistant
Excellent communication skills; able to write grammatically-correct English
Strong research skills; able to find information quickly and present it accessibly
A helpful and friendly attitude, and commitment to delivering high-quality support
A keen learner, someone who picks things up quickly
An interest in the education sector
A person who enjoys and has experience of working in a fast paced environment
What we offer
We place huge importance on caring for and developing our people. If you join us you can expect a good work-life balance and the training and support you need to succeed in your role and continue to progress. We are a socially conscious company, but one that also likes to have fun.We offer:
- A generous holiday allowance (25 days in your first year and 28 days from your second)
- The option to buy and sell holidays as well as additional ‘Key Days’ throughout the year
- A very generous family policy for both maternity and paternity leave (up to 20 weeks and 6 weeks at full pay respectively)
- Free access to a financial wellbeing app, Bippit
- Free access to an EAP and counselling service, YuLife
- A multitude of other benefits to support our employees…
Interview process
Phone screen
1st stage
2nd stage
We are committed to a fair and comfortable recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable adjustments during your application or interview process, please reach out to a member of the team at careers@arbor-education.com.
Our commitment is also backed by our partnership with Neurodiversity Consultancy, Lexxic who provide us with training, support and advice.
Arbor Education is an equal opportunities organisation
Our goal is for Arbor to be a workplace which represents, celebrates and supports people from all backgrounds, and which gives them the tools they need to thrive - whatever their ambitions may be so we support and promote diversity and equality, and actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
Refer a friend: Know someone else who would be good for this role? You can refer a friend, family member or colleague, if they are offered a role with Arbor, we will say thank you with a voucher valued up to £200! Simply email: careers@arbor-education.com
Please note: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.
