Executive Assistant

About the role

Greene King is looking for an experienced Executive Assistant to become a trusted strategic partner to a member of its Executive Team. The role acts as an extension of the executive, helping drive business priorities, manage complex stakeholder relationships and ensure strategic initiatives keep moving. It is a full-time, permanent position with 35 hours per week, based at Sunrise House, and includes line managing a Team Assistant.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with the Executive team to manage priorities, actions and business outcomes, tracking strategic initiatives against agreed timelines
• Anticipate challenges and risks and resolve them proactively
• Prepare high-quality board and committee papers, presentations, briefings and executive communications
• Support end-to-end governance, including agendas, actions, deadlines and meeting preparation
• Manage requests and communications on behalf of the Executive Board member
• Build strong cross-functional relationships and coordinate complex communication flows between executives, leadership and external stakeholders
• Line manage and develop a Team Assistant
• Manage complex diaries, travel and logistics, and ensure meetings are well prepared and outcome-focused
• Act as a professional ambassador for the Executive Board member and champion efficient, technology-enabled ways of working

Required profile

• Significant experience supporting senior executives or board-level leaders in a complex organisation
• Excellent stakeholder management and the confidence to influence at senior levels
• Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Previous people management or coaching experience is advantageous

Required skills

• Strong strategic planning and prioritisation
• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail
• Outstanding written and verbal communication, with experience preparing executive-level materials
• Sound judgement, discretion and experience handling confidential information
• Experience managing projects, actions and governance from start to finish

What we offer

• Competitive salary and pension contribution
• Career development, apprenticeships and accredited training
• Employee discounts across Greene King brands and inns
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• £1,500 employee referral scheme and wagestream financial wellbeing platform