Executive Assistant to Director

2 hours ago

Cambridge, United Kingdom University of Cambridge Full time

The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership is a globally influential institute with the mission to create a sustainable and resilient future for people, nature and climate.

This exciting role within the Operations team is an opportunity for an energetic and professional Executive Assistant to work directly with our Director. You will join a pioneering Institute, founded in 1988, that works across the world at the interface between academia, the private sector and innovation. To drive systems change, we partner with leading businesses and financial institutions committed to transformation; governments and policy makers able to shape economies and markets; start-ups offering commercially viable solutions to sustainability challenges; and senior and mid-career professionals keen to build their capability to lead change.

The Executive Assistant provides high-level administrative and personal support to the Director of CISL who has overarching responsibility for developing and delivering CISL's impact strategy and financial targets, upholding CISL's culture and values, and promoting staff wellbeing and professional development. The role will ensure the Director and Senior Leadership Team are able to focus their time on productively and effectively engaging in strategy, team management and external outreach. This role will have considerable external impact as the holder will have frequent and extensive contact with senior business, political and policy leaders, potential clients, funders and senior leaders of partner organisations and will often be their main point of contact with CISL. The quality of the role holder's communications and the level of efficiency they demonstrate in arranging and following up meetings are likely to be taken as indicators of the way in which CISL conducts its business and the quality of service it provides. The Executive Assistant will be supported by an Administrative Assistant, who they will line manage.

The following attributes are desirable: -Prior fundraising and events management experience; -Previous experience of managing a more junior assistant.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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