Temporary Executive Assistant
Location: London (2 3 days office-based, remainder remote)
Duration: 3 months initially, with potential to extend
Rate: £21.97 £24.72 per hour
Full-time
We re working with a leading charity to recruit a highly skilled and proactive Executive Assistant for an initial 3-month temporary contract. This is a fantastic opportunity to support the Chief Executive in a pivotal role while leading and coordinating the work of a small PA team.
About the role
You ll act as the right hand to the CEO, providing executive-level support, managing complex diaries and communications, and ensuring the smooth running of high-level meetings and events. You ll also line manage Executive PAs, helping to deliver a first-class support service to the wider leadership team.
This is a dynamic and varied role, ranging from preparing trustee reports and external briefings, to attending key meetings with the CEO, and coordinating high-profile communications. You ll need to be highly organised, discreet, and comfortable handling sensitive information with confidence.
About you
We re looking for someone with:
Significant experience as an Executive Assistant, ideally at CEO or Board level
Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to juggle competing priorities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience managing and developing a small team
A collaborative, flexible, and proactive approach
Willingness to travel and adapt to changing schedules
What s on offer
Competitive hourly rate (£21.97 £24.72 per hour)
Hybrid working (2 3 days per week in the London office, remainder from home)
The chance to play a key role in supporting a high-profile CEO and leadership team within the charity sector
If you are available immediately and have the experience required, we would love to hear from you.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so please apply without delay.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp , Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.