Executive Assistant to CEO

2 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Scottish Wildlife Trust Full time

Status: Full-time, permanent

Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 08 November 2024

The Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to become the Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive at Scotland’s leading nature conservation charity. The postholder will provide high-level administrative and general support to the Chief Executive, Chair and Council (Board of Trustees), as well as liaising with a wide variety of other stakeholders inside and outside the organisation. This is a rewarding, interesting and fulfilling role for someone who enjoys developing strong relationships, has excellent organisational skills and wants to make a difference to the protection and restoration of nature at a time when it has never been more important.

Main duties include:

· Diary management, including coordinating internal and external meetings, events and travel

· Acting as first point of contact; dealing with correspondence and phone calls and being a representative of the CEO in their absence

· Liaising with Senior Management Team, Management Team, Line Managers and other relevant colleagues as required

· Administrative duties such as processing expense claims and maintaining and managing digital filling systems

· Co-ordinating and providing secretarial support for Council meetings including agendas, action updates, attendance, meeting papers and minute taking

· Providing administrative support to the Trust’s Chair and Committees

The successful candidate will have great people skills, professionalism, initiative and resilience. You’ll have a keen eye for detail and will relish the opportunity to play a part in bringing about nature’s recovery in Scotland, working alongside colleagues who share a common vision.

If this sounds like you, please download the job description at the bottom of this page for full details of the role. We’d love to hear from you.

Please note that interviews will be held on Thursday 14 November.

If you would like more information, please email directly.

The Scottish Wildlife Trust is a proud equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all candidates irrespective of their background.  We are committed to helping to make the world of nature conservation as inclusive as possible, as we believe there should be no barriers to being involved, and that champions and role models from every part of society will be vital in helping to reverse the loss of biodiversity



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