Executive Assistant
Company
Location
Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
12/17/2024
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Description
About The Role
We are recruiting for an Executive Assistant who will provide high-level administrative duties and perform a wide range of complex and confidential tasks for our Managing Partner. You will play a pivotal role in the firm and have the rare opportunity to work closely with the Managing Partner.
You will perform a wide range of business support tasks including the planning and organising of meetings, managing logistics and international travel, gathering documents and preparing presentations. You will handle high-level administrative duties, filtering the Managing Partners work, and playing a critical role in preparing strategic documents.
Key Responsibilities
You will have:
Benefits of working with us:
HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed.
Why HCR people love their jobs
Our people tell us they enjoy working on good quality, interesting matters from a wide variety of our clients, because they get the experience they want to develop their careers. We will give you responsibility early, the mandate to make things happen and we’ll back your good ideas. Our “Passion for People” lives and breathes every day throughout the firm as our peoples’ energy and sense of fun create a warm environment in which to thrive.
What career progression will HCR offer you?
HCR’s growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference, your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams.
What does HCR believe, achieve and stand for?
As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 60, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We’re flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them. We have more than 800 lawyers and support staff, including more than 150 partners, and have been awarded the Law Society’s Lexcel quality mark in recognition of our compliance and client care standards.
With ten offices in England and Wales our well-established presence stretches from west to east, ensuring clients can access a full-service legal offering no matter where they’re located. We’ve expanded significantly in Birmingham, Cardiff and the Thames Valley, and our merger with Hewitsons resulted in a full service regional hub being established in the heart of the Waterside innovation area centre of Northampton. Our London and Cambridge continue to grow apace.
With solid connections in the communities we work in, and a track record of delivering legal advice to businesses and individuals throughout the areas we base ourselves in, our clients continue to value our approach to providing legal advice, in the way they need, when they need it.
As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients. We are privileged to be an armed forces-friendly organisation.
We also want you to achieve your absolute best during the recruitment process. Please let us know of any changes we can make at any point that will help support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.
A note for recruitment agencies – The HCR Resourcing Team is responsible for recruitment across the firm, and where possible will use direct hiring methods. We do work with a Preferred Supplier List, and where appropriate, we will release vacancies to those agencies who we deem most appropriate to support us. Only those agencies will be invited to submit candidates via our recruitment portal. Any speculative or unsolicited CVs sent to any employee or Partner of HCR will not be considered an introduction, and no fees will be applicable. Furthermore, we retain the right to pursue these candidates without query of ownership
We are recruiting for an Executive Assistant who will provide high-level administrative duties and perform a wide range of complex and confidential tasks for our Managing Partner. You will play a pivotal role in the firm and have the rare opportunity to work closely with the Managing Partner.
You will perform a wide range of business support tasks including the planning and organising of meetings, managing logistics and international travel, gathering documents and preparing presentations. You will handle high-level administrative duties, filtering the Managing Partners work, and playing a critical role in preparing strategic documents.
Key Responsibilities
- Executive Support: Prepare all documentation and minutes for the monthly executive meetings. Review, assess and follow up on actions and coordinate with various departments to ensure deadlines are met. Ensure all tasks that the Managing Partner has assigned or has prioritised are carried out. Make sure deadlines are met and both urgent and important issues are addressed in a timely manner.
- Documentation & Communication: Organise and maintain records and critical documents, ensuring confidentiality. Prepare, review, and synthesise documents, business plans and financial reports. Draft, proofread, and edit executive-level communication. Route, monitor and follow up on correspondence with discretion and sensitivity. Prepare meeting agendas, presentations, and briefing materials.
- Projects & Events: Conduct and present analysis on competitor data for potential growth opportunities. Coordinate the logistics for senior leadership events, including conferences, seminars, and international forums. Assist with special projects and initiatives as assigned by the Managing Partner e.g. International Strategy.
- Diary Management: Organise and coordinate travel and logistics across the senior teams’ diaries. Work with the PA of the Managing Partner to ensure his time and calendar is optimised.
- Administration: A willingness and flexibility to step in to undertake a range of administrative duties as and when required.
- Travel: The position can be based in either Worcester or Cheltenham office, but will involve travel nationally. You will need to be available to work unsocial hours, as requested.
You will have:
- Experience: Five or more years of experience in a senior secretarial/EA role, including experience working across a multi-office environment. Prior experience supporting senior executives in professional services, or a consulting firm is a significant advantage.
- Skills: Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) is essential. Excel and PowerPoint skills are key for preparing financial models and executive presentations.
- Competencies: Attention to detail, the ability to manage multiple priorities and ensure a timely delivery. Strong written and verbal communication skills to be able to manage senior relationships. The ability to prepare executive-level presentations, memos and reports. Ability to understand financial information, with good problem-solving, analytical, and evaluative skills. A creative flair to generate ideas and to identify areas of improvement. Self-starting, agile and thrives on change.
Benefits of working with us:
- Private Medical Insurance
- Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
- Bonus scheme
- Electric vehicle scheme
- 27 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
- Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Life Assurance
- 1/3 gym membership contribution
- Flu vaccinations
HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed.
Why HCR people love their jobs
Our people tell us they enjoy working on good quality, interesting matters from a wide variety of our clients, because they get the experience they want to develop their careers. We will give you responsibility early, the mandate to make things happen and we’ll back your good ideas. Our “Passion for People” lives and breathes every day throughout the firm as our peoples’ energy and sense of fun create a warm environment in which to thrive.
What career progression will HCR offer you?
HCR’s growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference, your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams.
What does HCR believe, achieve and stand for?
As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 60, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We’re flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them. We have more than 800 lawyers and support staff, including more than 150 partners, and have been awarded the Law Society’s Lexcel quality mark in recognition of our compliance and client care standards.
With ten offices in England and Wales our well-established presence stretches from west to east, ensuring clients can access a full-service legal offering no matter where they’re located. We’ve expanded significantly in Birmingham, Cardiff and the Thames Valley, and our merger with Hewitsons resulted in a full service regional hub being established in the heart of the Waterside innovation area centre of Northampton. Our London and Cambridge continue to grow apace.
With solid connections in the communities we work in, and a track record of delivering legal advice to businesses and individuals throughout the areas we base ourselves in, our clients continue to value our approach to providing legal advice, in the way they need, when they need it.
As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients. We are privileged to be an armed forces-friendly organisation.
We also want you to achieve your absolute best during the recruitment process. Please let us know of any changes we can make at any point that will help support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.
A note for recruitment agencies – The HCR Resourcing Team is responsible for recruitment across the firm, and where possible will use direct hiring methods. We do work with a Preferred Supplier List, and where appropriate, we will release vacancies to those agencies who we deem most appropriate to support us. Only those agencies will be invited to submit candidates via our recruitment portal. Any speculative or unsolicited CVs sent to any employee or Partner of HCR will not be considered an introduction, and no fees will be applicable. Furthermore, we retain the right to pursue these candidates without query of ownership
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Please contact: hello@huntukvisasponsors.com
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