The Role:

• Heavy diary management, arranging appointments and providing support from meeting preparation. Rescheduling and forward planning to avoid clashes and unrealistic expectations
• Gate-keeping and managing the Head’s time
• Arranging travel
• Welcoming visitors - organising refreshments etc
• General admin duties
• Support for external events
• Assist with arrangements for school events
• Attending and minute taking at senior management meetings
• Working in partnership with the existing EA to support and relieve the pressures
• Compiling reports, dealing with budgets

• Well-educated, grad or grad calibre
• An experienced, professional EA – ideally from a corporate or educational background
• Dynamic but calm and not easily flustered or fazed – able to deal with anything thrown at them
• Brilliant people skills – able to liaise at all levels
• Team player – able to work alongside the other EA
• Work well under pressure – often high-stress, very busy, high-pressure working environments!
• Great at timekeeping and able to upward manage and happy to handhold when needed
• Have flexibility with working hours – some out-of-hours, weekends, evenings etc
• Remain discreet and professional at all times
• Have a can-do attitude – be able to assist with whatever is needed that day, (from Christmas Cards to fundraising dinners)
• IT Savvy