Executive Assistant

Focus 5 Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a highly successful and fast-growing business to recruit an Executive Assistant to the Managing Director. This is on on-site role, 5 days a week.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Executive Assistant who enjoys operating at the heart of a business, providing high-level support to a senior leader whilst playing a key role in keeping the wider organisation running smoothly.

Supporting a commercially focused and ambitious Managing Director, you'll become a trusted partner, helping to manage priorities, coordinate key business activities and ensure the leadership team operates effectively in a fast-paced environment.

This is far more than a traditional administrative role. We're looking for someone who can think ahead, solve problems, manage competing priorities and build strong relationships across all levels of a business.

The Role

As Executive Assistant to the Managing Director, you'll provide proactive support across a broad range of responsibilities, helping maximise the MD's effectiveness and ensuring key projects, meetings and initiatives continue to move forward.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing a complex and fast-moving diary, ensuring priorities are effectively organised and coordinated

• Arranging domestic and international travel, meetings and detailed itineraries

• Acting as a key point of contact on behalf of the Managing Director

• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders, senior leaders and external partners

• Preparing presentations, reports, briefing documents and correspondence

• Coordinating leadership meetings, board meetings and business reviews

• Capturing actions and ensuring follow-up activity is completed across the organisation

• Supporting strategic projects, research activities and business initiatives

• Tracking key deliverables and helping drive accountability across teams

• Handling highly confidential information with professionalism and discretion

About You

We're looking for a highly organised and commercially aware Executive Assistant who thrives in a busy and demanding environment.

You'll be someone who enjoys taking ownership, solving problems and supporting senior leaders at the highest level.

You'll ideally have:

• Previous experience supporting a Managing Director, CEO or senior executive

• Experience operating within a fast-paced commercial environment

• Exceptional organisational and prioritisation skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• The ability to anticipate challenges and proactively find solutions

• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills

• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen

• High levels of discretion, professionalism and emotional intelligence

• Confidence working with Microsoft Office and modern collaboration tools

What's in it for You?

• Salary of 45 000 depending on experience

• A varied and highly visible role supporting a senior business leader

• Direct exposure to strategic business decisions and leadership activity

• The opportunity to work within an ambitious and growing organisation

• A collaborative and high-performing working environment

• Genuine scope to make a meaningful impact within the business

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Executive Assistant looking for a role with real responsibility, variety and influence.

Apply today or contact Focus 5 Recruitment for a confidential discussion.