Executive Assistant

Job Description

We are Centrica! We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising a cleaner, greener future. Working here is #MoreThanACareer - we’re powered by purpose. Together we can make an impact that will truly change tomorrow. Whether you’re developing cutting-edge green tech, helping customers on the front line or simplifying operations behind the scenes.

Your work here isn’t just a job – it’s a mission. We all play a vital role in energising a greener, fairer future.

We are seeking a dedicated Executive Assistant to join our team and provide exceptional support to our Managing Director, Power. In this role, you will play a crucial part in ensuring the seamless operation of their teams. Given the nature of the position, a high degree of professional discretion, tact, and integrity is essential, as you will frequently interact with senior internal and external stakeholders and handle confidential, commercially sensitive information. Additionally, you should demonstrate strong initiative and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Location: Ideally you will be based within easy commutable distance to either our Windsor or London sites and can be flexible to travel as required.

What will you do?

• Provide an effective and efficient support service to a very high level of competency in support of the MD
• Manage the MD’s travel, including arranging international and local travel: flights, hotels and detailed travel itineraries
• Manage the MD’s papers and documents to ensure they are fully prepared for all appointments
• Take notes and compose correspondence to a high standard
• Organise and prepare complex documentation, often requiring the collation of information from a number of individuals or departments
• Ensure that all documents and information within the MD’s office are held securely
• Take responsibility for the co-ordination of projects or discreet pieces of work as directed by the MD within the agreed guidelines to ensure the work is completed to deadline
• Screen and redirect incoming messages and use own initiative to alert the MD of high importance issues as they arise
• Provide cover for other EAs as required from time to time to cover periods of holiday or absence

Who are we looking for?

• Experience of providing senior level support C-Suite executives in a complex matrix organisation
• Experience in liaising effectively with senior executives internally and externally
• Significant proven experience of operating in a similar role that requires a high level of commercial understanding within a complex environment
• Experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines
• IT skills – Advanced Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Powerpoint and Outlook
• Flexibility in working hours
• Ability to work pro-actively and independently with confidence
• Assertive, resilient and able to manage strong personalities, strong emotional resilience
• High level of confidentiality and initiative
• Highly organised, able to prioritise and forward plan and remains calm under pressure
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (spoken and written) with a pleasant, professional manner
• A self motivated individual with the ability to work alone under minimum supervision and direction

We are proud to be recognised as a disability-confident employer. Our customers come from a variety of different backgrounds, and so do we. We hire great people from all walks of life, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. We will continue championing inclusivity while investing in our local communities to create a better, more sustainable world for everyone. We are incredibly proud to have been recognised by The Times for being one of the Top 50 Employers for Women.

Our people are the beating heart of our business. We are incredibly proud of our commitment to being FlexFirst. From childcare to furry friends, we listened to our people and understood that they work best when they are comfortable and have a flexible working model that suits their individual needs. We embrace the opportunity to give our colleagues a choice to work from anywhere whilst still ensuring they can connect and engage with their teams through office days, employee networks and virtual events.

We have tailored our well-being & benefits package around our employees as follows;

• Competitive salary and bonus potential
• Employee Energy Allowance at 15% of the government price cap
• Pension scheme
• Company Funded Healthcare Plan
• 25 days holiday allowance, plus public holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 additional days
• Excellent range of flexible benefits, including technology vouchers, electric car lease scheme & travel insurance

We are committed to creating a cleaner and greener future. And we’re making big changes to help us get there. That means cutting customers' emissions and our own to reach net zero. And because our people are the beating heart of our business, we will continue to champion inclusivity, develop future skills and invest in our local communities to create a better world for everyone. As part of our reforestation project with WeForest, for every new employee that joins our family, we plant trees in underprivileged areas in Tanzania to offer farming and wildlife economy opportunities for locals.

At Centrica we embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. To build a more sustainable future, we need the best team – a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed. We are dedicated in helping to close the diversity gap and would love to see more females, people of colour and LGBTQ+ employees, as well as those from a variety of cultures and ethnicity to veterans and the differently abled. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a big part of who we are, we are not looking for people to fit into our culture but to add to it!

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This role is being handled by the Centrica recruitment team and NO agency contact is required.