Executive Assistant

Overview:

We don’t simply hire employees. We invest in them. When you work at Chatham, we empower you — offering professional development opportunities to help you grow in your career, no matter if you've been here for five months or 15 years. Chatham has worked hard to create a distinct work environment that values people, teamwork, integrity, and client service. You will have immediate opportunities to partner with talented subject matter experts, work on complex projects, and contribute to the value Chatham delivers every day. 

Chatham Financial Europe’s London team is looking for an Executive Assistant to provide in-person support to the Managing Partner in Europe and several senior leaders across Engagement and Solutions. In this role, you will help coordinate travel, manage calendars and support projects at an executive level. We are seeking a personable, well organised individual with a can-do attitude with the ability to work well under pressure and manage competing priorities.

This role will be based in our London office, in Broadwick Street.  

In this role you will:

• Proactively manage and prioritize the constant, ever-changing calendars of the European leadership team
• Prioritize sensitive matters while keeping other responsibilities at the forefront
• Coordinate travel, transportation, and accommodations with the help of the travel team
• Manage expense reports for the senior leaders ensuring timely submission
• Liaise across team and company to provide logistical and operational support as needed
• Partner with the local HR Business Partner and Talent Acquisition to support diary coordination for sensitive HR matters or senior recruitment initiatives where leader attendance is required
• Work with the Office Manager to assist with the coordination of internal and external events and conferences
• Help organize client meetings and events and prepare materials for meetings as needed
• Provide in person support to other areas of the business with their deliverables (Legal and compliance, Internal Finance, Marketing etc.) to help them effectively roll out initiative’s cross geography, as needed.

Contributors to your success:

• 5 years previous experience as a PA/Executive Assistance for a senior management team
• Excellent knowledge of MS office including Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, and Word
• Typing, editing, proof reading and processing letters, reports, presentations
• Extensive diary management experience – internally and externally
• Experience coordinating domestic and international travel arrangements
• CRM experience
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Highly organized with the ability to bring focus and structure to a fluid set of demands and anticipate needs; excellent follow-through
• High levels of integrity due to confidential nature of the job requirements
• A self-starter with the ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills with the ability to prioritise and multitask
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to think on your feet

About Chatham Financial:

Chatham Financial delivers financial risk management advisory and technology solutions to organisations across industries and around the world by helping companies maximise value in the capital markets. At Chatham, we help businesses improve their bottom lines. But that’s not the only place we’re committed to making an impact. We look beyond our clients, too — enhancing the markets where we work, supporting the clients we partner with, helping our employees thrive, and giving back to the world at large. And when you join Chatham, you’re an integral part of this equation, enabling us to live this purpose-driven philosophy every day. 

Chatham Financial is an equal opportunity employer.

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