Executive Assistant to The Secretary

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Royal Academy of Arts Full time

**_Please note, this role is being offered on a Fixed Term Contract as it is Maternity Cover. _**

**About the **Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Arts**

In 2019, Axel Rüger became the Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Arts, London. Mr Rüger studied Art History at the Freie Universität in Berlin, the University of Cambridge and Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and worked at several museums in the USA before he was appointed Curator of Dutch Paintings, 1600-1800, at the National Gallery in London in 1999. Whilst at the National Gallery, Mr Rüger was selected to take part in the first year of the Clore Leadership Programme, including a secondment to the Royal Court Theatre in London. From 2006 - 2019, Mr Rüger was the Director of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and The Mesdag Collection in The Hague, where he was primarily responsible for artistic direction and public affairs. During his tenure, visitor numbers grew from 1.4 million to around 2.2 million a year.

**About the Role**

The opportunity for a highly organised, experienced, and friendly professional has arisen to act as a trusted aide to the Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Arts, on a fixed term contract basis. Understandably an extremely varied and busy role, the successful individual will be responsible for many duties including managing the office of the Secretary & Chief Executive by providing discreet and high-level support, acting as a representative for the Secretary & Chief Executive across the Academy, maintaining relationships and proactively responding to issues as they arise. Furthermore, working collaboratively with the EA to the President, the General Counsel and the Head of Membership Affairs to streamline duties and build efficiencies in work processes, will be paramount to success in this position.

For this role you’ll need to have had experience as an Executive/Personal Assistant, ideally within a complex organisation. It is also beneficial for you to have a keen interest in the arts and culture.



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