Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant Hourly Rate: £15.84 Contract Length: 3 months Working Pattern: Full Time, hybrid 2 days in office based in London. Monday - Friday 36 hours Key Responsibilities: · Manage the Head of Division's diary…

Pay rate £15.84/hour
Job type Temporary
Posted 26 October 2026

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Executive Assistant

Hourly Rate: £15.84

Contract Length: 3 months

Working Pattern: Full Time, hybrid 2 days in office based in London. Monday - Friday 36 hours

Key Responsibilities:

· Manage the Head of Division's diary and email inbox, ensuring appointments are scheduled effectively and conflicts are resolved promptly.

Screen incoming correspondence, manage telephone calls, and address enquiries in a professional manner.
Arrange travel and accommodation, providing all necessary details for external trips and events.
Organise and attend meetings, ensuring the Head of Division has all relevant materials, and take minutes where necessary.
Prepare documents, briefing materials, reports, and presentations as required.
Operate flexibly to assist colleagues and senior managers with various tasks and responsibilities.
Arrange introductory meetings for new staff members joining the division.

Essential Criteria:

Proven experience providing executive support to senior management, including full diary management.
A proactive approach with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Demonstrated discretion when handling confidential matters.
Experience producing meeting agendas and taking accurate minutes.Desirable Criteria:

Familiarity with the workings of government departments or law enforcement agencies is an advantage.

Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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