Executive Assistant

Herefordshire , United Kingdom
full-time

AI overview

Support senior leadership by managing complex schedules and ensuring smooth operations in a fast-growing, values-led organization through this newly created Executive Assistant role.

Salary: £34,000 - 36,000 per annum (Negotiable dependent on experience)
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 17:00 (office-based)
Holiday: 30 days including bank holidays (rising to 33 days after 2 years’ service)

Benefits include:

  • Free lunch and refreshments daily
  • Free onsite parking
  • Company pension scheme
  • Staff discount
  • No weekends or bank holidays

After 6 months:

  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Access to company bonus scheme

Are you an experienced, confident Executive Assistant who thrives on bringing structure, clarity and momentum to senior leaders? This is a brand-new role created to support a fast-growing, values-led business where organisation, initiative and strong judgement genuinely matter.

Working at the heart of the organisation, you’ll act as a trusted right hand to the Managing Director and Finance Director, while also supporting the wider Executive team. This is a pivotal position for someone who enjoys variety, takes pride in excellence, and isn’t afraid to challenge, prioritise and keep things moving.

If you’re energised by creating order, managing complexity, and being the calm force behind a busy leadership team — this role will suit you perfectly.

The Role:

Executive Support

  • Manage complex diaries for senior leaders, ensuring smart prioritisation and seamless scheduling
  • Organise all meetings for the Managing Director, including agendas, preparation and logistics
  • Take accurate, detailed meeting notes and proactively follow up on agreed actions
  • Track, chase and maintain momentum on leadership actions and priorities
  • Handle Director expenses with accuracy and discretion
  • Act as a sounding board and organiser - capturing ideas and turning them into clear actions

Meetings & Communications

  • Prepare and coordinate weekly leadership and company-wide meetings
  • Ensure clear communication, follow-through and accountability across the business

Events & Team Coordination

  • Lead planning and logistics for company events, leadership sessions and team gatherings
  • Arrange catering and practical details for key internal events

HR & Training Support

  • Coordinate staff training schedules across the business
  • Support onboarding and induction to ensure a professional, well-organised experience for new starters

Requirements

You’ll be an experienced EA who knows how to operate confidently at senior level. You’re organised to the point of instinct, calm under pressure, and comfortable pushing back when needed.

You’ll likely describe yourself as:

  • Exceptionally organised and detail-focused
  • Proactive, resourceful and action-driven
  • Confident communicating with senior stakeholders
  • Comfortable managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Discreet, trustworthy and professional
  • Tech-savvy, confident with Microsoft 365 and modern digital tools (including AI)
  • Resilient, pragmatic and unafraid to stand your ground

Why Apply?

This is a rare opportunity to step into a newly created EA role where you’ll have genuine influence, autonomy and visibility. You’ll be trusted, valued and relied upon, not just to support, but to improve how things run.

If you’re looking for a role where your organisational skill will truly make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

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Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Free Meals & Snacks: Free lunch and refreshments daily
  • Health Insurance: Private Medical Insurance
  • Staff discount: Staff discount

Universal Business Team (“UBT”) is a global enterprise spanning 19 countries across the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, Central America and Australasia. UBT, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, is a diversified business consultancy that supports clients with business-advisory and group-buying services with the objective to help businesses develop a competitive edge. UBT was launched in 2009 in response to the Global Financial Crisis to support client organisations that were either in distress or looking to improve their competitiveness and financial performance. Currently, UBT turns over $500M (AUD) and has aspirations for significant growth over the next three to five years. A recent decision was made to bring four separate global regions together under the one global brand and leadership team. UBT’s business advisory services comprise corporate training, consulting, recruitment, accounting, and group buying services. UBT facilitates leadership and business excellence for our client’s in their respective industries. Through the group buying function, UBT nurtures mutually-beneficial relationships between member businesses and world-leading providers of business goods and services. The outcome to which we strive is a “win-win” for small-to-medium enterprises and big business alike. UBT provides services and products to approximately 3,000 independent, family-owned businesses globally with combined annual revenues exceeding $12B (AUD). The majority are small to medium sized enterprises with typical annual revenue ranges between $5m-$20m. However, there are also some larger businesses with annual revenues in the range of $100m-$250m. The unifying feature of all UBT’s clients is that the owners are parishioners of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC). UBT (which is owned by the PBCC) supports clients by providing products, services and support designed to increase their profitability and growth. The after-tax profits generated by UBT are reinvested into community initiatives, predominantly through schools (established to educate the children of Brethren families) and charities, such as the Rapid Relief Team (“RRT”) and the Red Cross. UBT Recruitment are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We will apply a rigorous, objective selection process using non-discriminatory criteria, as far as possible on behalf of all the businesses we recruit for.To view our policy in full please contact [email protected]

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