Personal Assistant to the CEO

The IES is a professional body with its membership representing the full spectrum of environmental sciences, spanning fields as diverse as air quality, land condition and marine and coastal science – wherever you find environmental work underpinned by science.

We aim to unite science and people to resolve environmental challenges and to create and sustain a knowledgeable, skilled, diverse, and trusted environmental profession engaged in the transformation to a sustainable society.

This is an exciting time to join this small and rapidly growing charity.

Main Purpose of the Post

As a Personal Assistant (PA) to the CEO, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the CEO in their day-to-day activities and ensuring the smooth operation of their schedule. This is a part-time position, requiring an average of three hours of work each weekday (willing to discuss flexibility as to when these hours are worked, but a total of 15 hours per week are needed), with remote working arrangements available.

Job Role

• Diary management: efficiently manage the CEO's calendar, including scheduling appointments, meetings, and travel arrangements, while proactively identifying and resolving scheduling conflicts.
• Email correspondence: handle and respond to incoming emails on behalf of the CEO, prioritising and flagging important messages, and ensuring timely and appropriate responses.
• Meeting preparation: prepare and organise necessary documents, presentations, and reports for meetings, ensuring all materials are accurate, professional, and provided in a timely manner.
• Note-taking and minutes preparation: attend meetings, take comprehensive notes, and accurately transcribe meeting minutes. Prepare detailed minutes and distribute them promptly to all participants.
• Liaison and coordination: at times, act as a liaison between the CEO and other members of the organisation, as well as external parties, maintaining effective communication and facilitating smooth collaboration.
• Expense management: assist the CEO in managing their expenses, including tracking receipts, preparing expense reports, and ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Administration: assisting the CEO with the preparation of documents, administration associated with accounting and banking and other administrative tasks.

Person Specification

Essential

• Proven experience as a Personal Assistant or Executive Assistant, preferably supporting C-level executives.
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines effectively.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a keen eye for detail and accuracy.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and email systems.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build professional relationships at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.
• Experience in preparing reports, presentations, and meeting materials.

Desirable

• Familiarity with calendar management software and collaboration tools (e.g. Google Calendar).
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles and experience in expense management.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work well under pressure.
• Proactive mindset and the ability to anticipate needs and solve problems independently.
• Knowledge/experience of charity governance

About the Role
The position is part time, and is permanent subject to a three-month probation period. Interviews will take place remotely via Zoom on the week commencing 26th June, with a view to the successful candidate starting as soon as possible.

How to Apply
If you wish to apply for this role, please submit a CV and short Covering Letter to Adam Donnan(adam@the-ies.org), explaining your motivation for applying and briefly addressing the essential and applicable desirable criteria for the role (up to 500 words). We also ask you to complete an optional Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Monitoring form(please find on website); this does not form any part of the selection process but is used to help us monitor the effectiveness of our policy. Please submit before Noon on Monday 19th June.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Accessibility
The IES aims to ensure meetings, events and communications are accessible to all. If you anticipate needing any type of assistance to apply for this role, please email Adam Donnanor call +44 (0)20 3862 7484.

Why work for us?
At the IES, we know that the secret of a successful professional body is the quality of the people behind the membership services.

Our small, inclusive team work collaboratively with one another, as well as our fantastic trustees, members and partner organisations, to fulfil our mission of advocating for science and the environment.

With an inclusive and intellectually stimulating workplace, we are sure you will enjoy the culture of working at the IES. We care about nurturing your career development with individualised professional development plans.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 15 per week

Salary: £13.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexitime
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Remote

Application deadline: 19/06/2023