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Closing Date: 9th June 2023
Snapshot
We are seeking an Assistant to support the VP of Product Management, who can
strategically manage the day-to-day operational needs and support on projects
& initiatives to help drive the team & company's priorities. This role would
suit someone who thrives in a fast-paced, changeable environment and enjoys
working as part of a team.
About Us
We're a dedicated scientific community, committed to “solving intelligence”
and ensuring our technology is used for widespread public benefit.
We've built a supportive and inclusive environment where collaboration is
encouraged and learning is shared freely. We don't set limits based on what
others think is possible or impossible. We drive ourselves and inspire each
other to push boundaries and achieve ambitious goals.
We constantly iterate on our workplace experience with the goal of ensuring it
encourages a balanced life. From excellent office facilities through to
extensive manager support, we strive to support our people and their needs as
effectively as possible.
Our list of benefits is extensive, and we're happy to discuss this further
throughout the interview process!
The Role
Key responsibilities:
Strategically and proactively manage a very complex and ever-changing
calendar of meetings, conference calls, interviews appointments, across
numerous time zones and different office locations.
Supporting with operational tasks and processes; suggesting ideas for
continuous improvement to increase efficiencies
Collate and prepare a daily briefing document for the VP, tracking actions
and outputs.
Meeting support - circulating agendas, capturing notes and ensuring
actions are followed up on and are completed. Ensure meeting roles,
agendas and briefing documentation are in place for each meeting.
Develop a strong working relationship with the VP: thinking ahead,
handling priorities, anticipating needs and future challenges, proposing
solutions to enable effective decision-making.
Understanding of the key stakeholders; build and maintain effective
working relationships across the whole organisation.
Partner on key strategic projects with the wider team and wider
stakeholders.
Draft and send out team communications.
Organise and execute internal and external events for business and team
events e.g. off-sites, lunches, talks, seminars, visitors.
Arrange frequent domestic and international travel for meetings,
international office visits and speaking engagements e.g. hotel
reservations, flight check-in, visas, detailed travel itineraries and
overseas transport.
Financial administration e.g. compile expense claims, approve purchase
order requests, contract creation, reimbursements, etc.
Act as a point of contact for the VP and team, dealing with incoming
requests, requiring heavy email correspondence.
About You
You are resilient, with experience supporting C-Suite or Senior Executives
experienced in a fast-paced environment. You are energetic, enthusiastic and
have a keen interest to continue to develop your career in supporting and
enabling others. Colleagues describe you as positive, warm, kind, trustworthy
and efficient; with a can-do attitude, willingness to learn and a strong
desire to grow.
Passionate about supporting and enabling others, motivated by Leader
support.
Proactive, you are a self-starter and a naturally strong problem-solver;
you can anticipate what needs to be done without guidance.
Highly organised, you manage priorities well; juggling and handling
multiple deadlines and tasks efficiently, whilst being able to manage
expectations in a thoughtful way.
Can adapt quickly to changing demands and embrace ambiguity
Able to demonstrate administrative excellence, you have an acute and
exceptional attention to detail.
Solid communicator and active listener; you exhibit a high EQ.
Able to build relationships across teams and foster trust.
Collaborative and thrives in a team environment.
Proactively seek out time-saving solutions and tools .
Open to new ways of working, curious and dedicated to continuous
improvement for yourself and the team.
Experience with Google Suite is preferable but not crucial.
Please include a cover letter when applying and tell us how you can make a
difference to our team.
Competitive salary applies.