Executive Assistant

1 week ago


Oxford, United Kingdom Helen & Douglas House Full time

Job summary

Are you a forward-thinking Executive Assistant with exceptional attention to detail? No two days will be the same in this role, so come join our friendly team at Helen & Douglas House

As part of this role, you will provide high quality, confidential executive assistance, and high-level business administrative support to the Executive Team and the CEO, supporting them in achieving the strategic aims and goals of the charity. This will include complex diary management, documentation preparation(PowerPoints, meeting agendas, correspondence) and minute taking.

Main duties of the job

Your proven ability to constructively challenge the status quo and seek better ways of working will play a key role in supporting projects and managing the annex office with its associated budget. Your well-developed understanding of confidentiality and use of discretion and diplomacy will enable you to lead the management of Trustee meetings.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have strong knowledge and proficiency in all Microsoft packages and curiosity to learn about new platforms to enable the development of ways of working to improve efficiency and effectiveness. You will be self-motivated and able to work independently and prioritise own workload, taking a pragmatic approach to decision making.

Helen & Douglas House is a registered hospice charity based in Oxford that aspires to become a centre of clinical excellence for providing palliative, respite, end-of-life and bereavement care to life-limited children and their families. We foster a climate where team members feel able to openly question, debate and appropriately challenge their own and the practice of others. The Helen House Care Team is a unique and vibrant blend of nurses and carers, all of whom share an authentic passion for delivering the highest possible standard of care to patients and their families.

About us

Helen &Douglas House offer the following benefits:

- 27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, rising to 28 days after 3 years, and 29 days after 5 years of service.

- Flexible Annual Leave: buy or sell up to 5 days of Annual Leave per year.

- Life assurance x4 your annual salary.

-Group Personal Pension scheme with 7% employer contribution.

- Eye care voucher scheme.

- Cycle to work scheme.

- Octopus electric vehicle leasing scheme.

- Occupational sick pay and maternity pay.

- Enhanced maternity leave and shared paternity leave.

- A flexible working environment.

- Investment in your Continuous Professional Development.

- Employee Assistance Programme.

- Recommend a friend scheme.

- Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. We welcome applications from all areas of the community and run regular in-house EDI-focused events and workshops.

Please note that everyone working for Helen & Douglas House are required to undertake a


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