Executive Assistant to Managing Director

The Role

Ashtons is now recruiting for a seasoned Executive Assistant to provide comprehensive, C-level support to our Managing Director. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver with commercial discretion, capable of navigating complex stakeholder relationships and managing strategic administrative, board-level, and project-based work.

Responsibilities: of adaptability and the ability to multi-task

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
• The ability to work under pressure and reach deadlines
• Good problem solving and decision-making skills
• The ability to work autonomously
• Strong dictation skills
• Strategic diary management
• Proactive support - Anticipating needs, solving problems before they arise, and managing projects independently.
• Preparing board reports, presentations, agendas, and taking minutes.
• Maintaining strict discretion regarding sensitive business and personal data.

What's in it for you:

• The opportunity to work for a creative business that is constantly evolving, not just standing still.
• An opportunity to work for a company with an excellent track record of developing people's careers.
• Industry leading CRM and technology.
• The opportunity to work in an award-winning culture having been voted the best property business to work for in the UK.
• Your Birthday off (should it fall on a working day) as an additional day's holiday on top of your annual leave allowance.
• Access to enhanced training as part of our 'Ashtons Way' Training Programme to develop you as the very best and commercial version of yourself, you can be.
• Company social events from BBQs on the common to Tough Mudder events and supporting local community days.

Remuneration:

Basic: £40,000 FTE

Working Profile:

Flexible for the right person. Between 27-35 hours per week to be worked across minimum 4 days per week.

Location:

Hybrid: The role will require travel to anyone of our 6 offices across Hertfordshire as well as the ability to work from home.

Additional Benefits Package:

Parking Permit provided by business, 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays), competitions, company parties, monthly lunches, end of month drinks provided by the business and additional days annual leave on your Birthday.

About Ashtons:

Ashtons is an independent Estate Agency practice, founded over 40 years ago. Driven by meaningful service and performance values, Ashtons has become the unique entity it is today.

The group provides first class Estate Agency, Letting Agency and New Homes in Harpenden, Welwyn Garden City, Berkhamsted, Hitchin and St Albans. Outlying rural areas are dealt with through our specialist Village & Country office in Redbourn and second Village & Rural department at Welwyn Garden City.

At Ashtons, everyone is treated as an individual from the day we first meet them, to the day we hand over the keys to their new home. We strive to cater for specific needs - nothing is classed as standard, and nothing is left to chance. Exemplary service sits naturally alongside unrivalled performance.

We have strength and depth with over 130 enthusiastic and professionally minded people, who contribute daily to the success of our brand throughout Hertfordshire.

We have been recognised by the Sunday Times for 4 consecutive years in their Best 100 Medium Companies to Work For list, being proud recipients of 1st place in the Property Sectors best company to work for in the UK. We were gold and silver medal winners at The Times/Sunday Times Estate Agent of the Year awards, East of England, for Sales and Lettings respectively. We have also held the Investors in People accreditation for over 10 years.