Executive Assistant

**Sandwell College**
Sandwell£29,680 - £35,442 per year

**Salary**:

£29,680 - £35,442**Job type**:

Full Time, Permanent17 September 2025**Job overview**:

- We have two exciting opportunities to join Sandwell Colleges at a pivotal moment. With new leadership, fresh opportunities, and a bold strategic plan, we are looking for talented Executive Assistants to play a vital role in supporting our senior leaders and helping shape the future of our organisation.
As part of the CEO’s office, you’ll provide proactive, professional, and highly confidential support to the Senior Leadership Team. This is a fast-paced role where no two days are the same - you’ll be trusted to manage priorities, build relationships, and make a real difference to the way we work.**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide an effective and efficient personal assistant role to the Executive Team including secretarial, clerical and administrative support
- Be a first line of contact for enquiries from internal and external sources, assessing and handling queries in full
- Responsible for the Executive Team diaries including scheduling recurring routine meetings, managing and handling papers for wide variety of boards and meetings
- Planning and preparing for events, working in collaboration with other departments and external parties
- Building and maintaining strong relationships and liaising effectively with the College’s internal and external stakeholders on behalf of the Executive Team and wider SLT
- Support and deputise for the Senior Executive Assistant as required

**Skills, Knowledge and Expertise**

**We’re looking for someone who can bring**:

- Significant experience as a PA or EA, supporting senior executives in the public or private sector
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with confidence liaising at all levels
- Discretion and professionalism when handling sensitive information
- A proactive and adaptable approach, with the ability to anticipate needs and solve problems
- High attention to detail and strong IT skills to support effective administration

**Benefits**
- Very competitive salaries
- Excellent annual leave entitlements; 35 days as well as 8 bank holiday days, and additional time off over the Christmas period
- Dedication to career development and progression
- Recognition for great work through awards, events and celebration days
- Access to onsite gym facilities and discounted rates on services including Bliss Hair & Beauty Salon
- Generous pension schemes (21.5% employer contribution for non-teaching roles)
- Access to a huge range of high-street discounts and salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle
- Free confidential counselling service and wellness platforms

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**About**Sandwell College**:
**Sandwell College**
- 1 Spon Lane, West Bromwich
West Midlands
B70 6AW
United Kingdom
- +44 121 667 5000**About Sandwell College**

Sandwell College is a great place to work; a large, successful and growing College that has achieved significant success over recent years and has further, big ambitions for its future.

It has two state of the art campuses in West Bromwich accessible through excellent transport links and, following a successful merger with Cadbury Sixth Form College, has an exciting presence in Birmingham.

The majority of the College’s full-time students are aged 16-18, studying courses designed to give them skills for the modern workplace in a learning environment fully equipped with a specialist automotive centre, beauty and hairdressing salons, computer suites, construction workshops, engineering and science laboratories, fashion and photography studios, a sports hall and a 170-seater theatre.

**Principal**

Lisa Capper (MBE)

**Values and vision**

Sandwell College aims to help students achieve their goals and take their next step, whether that be further progression with the college, Higher Education, or employment and training. It also aims to offer its students first class guidance and support and to do everything it possibly can to help them succeed, driving innovation and quality forward.

Sandwell College’s objective is to give young people the best possible transition from school to college and get them into top universities and careers. It is also strongly committed to creating opportunities for its adult learners by working closely with local and regional businesses, both large and small, to help them develop a skilled workforce.

**Ofsted**

“The large majority of students make good or better progress. Students develop very good personal, social and employability skills that prepare them well for further study and for the world of work. Teaching and learning are good, and often outstanding. Students benefit from the college’s excellent teaching, study and social spaces, with very high quality resources and equipment to support learning.”
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