Senior Executive Assistant

Hemel Hempstead , United Kingdom
full-time

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Join a small team to keep a busy leadership team organized, managing diaries, key meetings, and international logistics in a fast-paced business environment.

Executive Assistant to Directors

Location: Hemel Hempstead, HP2 (on-site for key meetings)
Salary: £40,000 – £50,000 + bonus + benefits

About the Role

We’re looking for a confident, proactive Executive Assistant to work closely with a small team of busy Directors leading a growing, international business in the education and design sector.

This is a hands-on, varied role where no two days are the same. You’ll be the person who keeps things running smoothly behind the scenes — managing diaries, coordinating meetings across time zones, following up on key actions, and helping the leadership team stay one step ahead.

If you love making things happen, enjoy variety, and take pride in keeping people organised and informed, this could be the perfect next step for you.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Sitting in on key meetings, capturing actions and making sure they’re followed up.
  • Preparing summaries, presentations, and reports to keep everyone aligned.
  • Managing busy diaries and protecting time for what really matters.
  • Coordinating travel, logistics, and international schedules.
  • Drafting correspondence and keeping communication clear and professional.
  • Acting as a trusted point of contact for internal teams and external partners.
  • Using your initiative to keep things moving when the Directors are travelling or unavailable.
  • Maintaining confidentiality and professionalism at all times.
  • Helping to foster a supportive and well-organised office culture.

About You

You’re probably someone who enjoys being the “go-to” person — organised, reliable, and great at getting things done. You’ll be confident working closely with senior leaders, comfortable managing lots of moving parts, and able to make sound decisions on your own.

You’ll need to be adaptable, commercially aware, and quick to understand how different pieces of the business fit together.

We’re looking for someone who is:

  • Highly organised with a strong eye for detail.
  • A clear, confident communicator.
  • Able to juggle multiple priorities without losing focus.
  • Discreet and trustworthy with sensitive information.
  • Tech-savvy and comfortable using modern digital tools.
  • A self-starter who takes ownership and solves problems proactively.
  • Commercially aware, with a focus on results and business impact.

What’s on Offer

  • Salary between £40,000 – £50,000 (depending on experience)
  • Annual bonus after probation
  • Car/Car allowance
  • 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
  • Free parking
  • Lunch provided on-site
  • Auto-enrolment pension
  • Potential hybrid working
  • The chance to get involved in international projects and strategic work

Hours & Working Style

  • Core hours are 7:30am – 4:30pm, with flexibility depending on global meetings.
  • One early weekly meeting at 7am.
  • Occasional travel may be required.

Who This Role Would Suit

This would be a great fit for someone who thrives in a fast-moving environment and enjoys being at the centre of things. You’ll need to be quick-thinking, solutions-focused, and comfortable working alongside entrepreneurial leaders who move at pace.

If you like to take ownership, enjoy seeing projects through from start to finish, and have the confidence to make decisions independently, you’ll fit in well here.

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Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Free Meals & Snacks: Lunch provided on-site
  • Potential hybrid working: Potential hybrid working
  • Paid Time Off: 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

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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