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At Places for People, we're more than just an organisation — we're a social enterprise with People at the heart of everything we do. We're looking for an Executive Assistant to support our Field Operations Director and help us continue making a meaningful difference in the communities we serve.  

More about your role  

The roles requires up to 2 to 3 days on site.

As Executive Assistant, you'll provide high-quality support to the Field Operations Director, helping them stay focused, prepared, and able to deliver their best work. You'll be the person who brings calm, structure, and clarity to a busy and fast paced environment, ensuring priorities are managed and communication flows smoothly.  

This is a role for someone who thrives on variety. From coordinating a complex and fast-moving diary and inbox, to event management and managing multiple priorities, you'll provide end to end support to the Director and his team.  

The Essential Criteria for this role is listed below   

• Demonstrable experience of supporting Senior Director–level executives in a fast paced, complex organisation.   

• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to produce accurate, polished work under pressure.   

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with professionalism, diplomacy, and confidence.   

• Proven experience managing multiple projects and priorities, often with tight deadlines and shifting expectations.   

More About You.  

You'll be someone who brings confidence, structure and professionalism to every interaction. You take real pride in delivering high quality work and you naturally spot the details that others might miss. You're comfortable supporting senior leaders and understand how to navigate busy diaries, changing priorities and sensitive information with discretion and good judgement.  

You will be required to attend your nearest office up to 3 days a week, we are flexible with this approach.   

The benefits 

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.  

We know thatthere'salways more we can do to make you smile,that'swhy we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:  

Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly  

Pension with matched contributions up to 7%  

Excellent holiday package – up to 35 days annual leave with theoptionto buy or sell leave  

Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year  

A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%  

Training and development  

Extraperksincluding huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more 

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. We are dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on .

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what