Executive Assistant

• Annual Salary: £17.80 per hour
• Location: Cambridge
• Job Type: Temporary (Full-time Hours)

Reed Business Support are representing our client who are seeking a temporary Executive Assistant to provide comprehensive support during the recruitment process for a substantive role. This position requires a skilled individual who can manage complex diary arrangements, handle a high volume of meeting requests, and maintain professionalism in all communications.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Manage complex diary management for a senior executive, prioritising competing demands, resolving scheduling conflicts, and ensuring effective use of time.
• Handle a high volume of meeting requests from both internal and external stakeholders, exercising judgement around priorities and access.
• Liaise confidently with a wide range of colleagues and external contacts, ensuring requests and enquiries are handled professionally and efficiently.
• Prepare daily schedules, meeting papers, and briefing packs.
• Monitor and triage emails and correspondence, identifying urgent matters and ensuring actions are followed through.
• Draft and proofread correspondence and other written materials.
• Coordinate meetings, agendas, papers, actions, and follow-up.
• Support travel arrangements, itineraries, and logistics as required.
• Handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
• Provide general Executive Office support and administration.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Proven experience in clerical support, diary management, and minute-taking.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and experience with databases.
• Strong ability to manage travel arrangements and perform secretarial duties.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to handle sensitive information discreetly.
• Ability to work both in the office/lab and at home, adapting to a flexible working pattern.

To apply for this Executive Assistant position, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this position.