Executive Assistant and Equities Co-ordinator

The Role

Exciting Opportunity with a Forward-Thinking, High-Growth Business

Nigel Wright is pleased to be partnering with a dynamic and rapidly growing professional firm in Newcastle upon Tyne in their search for a highly skilled Executive Assistant to support their senior leadership team. This role offers an exceptional opportunity for a degree-educated professional (from a Russell Group university or global equivalent) to join a progressive organisation and play a key role in its continued success.

Key responsibilities will typically include: 

• Assisting the Equities team in building relationships directly with corporates
• Assisting in organising regular contact with portfolio companies as well as engagement with a wider universe of relevant corporates
• Supporting the preparation of presentation materials 
• Supporting with the planning, logistics and execution of conferences
• Actively monitoring for corporate roadshows and field trips
• Communicating key business priorities 
• Liaising directly with corporate access desks and engaging with internal members of staff across all departments, at all times exercising a professional and approachable manner 
• Gatekeeping diaries and keeping abreast of stakeholders’ meeting schedules 
• Screening calls, facilitating conference calls and managing ad hoc correspondence with external parties 
• Coordination of business travel, including booking transport and accommodation, and preparing itineraries 
• Conducting ad hoc projects, research, administration, and record-keeping 
• Working with members of the wider Business Administration and Executive Assistant teams to provide support to the firm as required.

The Person

Skills/Attributes:

• Minimum academic requirements of 2:1 Bachelor’s degree from a Russell Group university with good A-level grades (or international equivalents) 
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar role 
• Very strong administrative and IT skills, in particular strong Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Word skills 
• Experience of handling highly sensitive information with tact, diplomacy and discretion 
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills 
• Demonstrates a solution-oriented approach and a proactive attitude with the ability to maintain momentum towards objectives and deadlines 
• Demonstrates close attention to detail 
• Ability to deal with competing priorities, prioritise and demonstrate a disciplined thought process and an ability to anticipate needs 
• Good team player, strong work ethic, confident and energetic 
• The ability to cooperate effectively with the wider Business Administration team 

Next Steps

Please contact jo.platt@nigelwright.com for further details.