Location: Hybrid – Up to 3 days a week at our VHQ, Crawley
Hours: 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive
Closing Date: 4th August
You’ll be at the heart of the CEO office, partnering and supporting the VPs of Corporate Development and Communications to make sure their time, priorities and projects run like clockwork. Acting as a true PA/EA, you’ll own diary management, travel, events, stakeholder liaison and ad‑hoc project support – all with the utmost discretion and professionalism.
- Fully manage complex diaries for two VPs, including scheduling, agenda‑setting, briefing packs, room bookings (on‑site and virtual) and reminder systems. Attend high‑level meetings to take minutes, track actions and follow up to ensure deadlines are met.
- Act as lead planner for comprehensive travel (flights, visas, accommodation, itineraries) and both internal and external events – from small strategy off‑sites to large conferences – ensuring flawless execution.
- Draft and proofread presentations, reports, emails and stakeholder communications (often confidential) to the highest standard. Act as first point of contact, triaging calls and emails, and escalating or resolving queries as appropriate.
- Partner with the EA to the CEO and the wider PA/EA community to deliver seamless cover and consistency. Coordinate cross‑functional projects, track progress, prepare update packs and drive actions across Finance, HR, Travel, Virgin Group partners and external agencies.
- Maintain VP budgets: track spend, raise purchase orders, process expenses and invoices through i‑Expenses and i‑Procurement, ensuring compliance and timely payment.
- Manage end‑to‑end onboarding for new team members reporting to the VPs (IT equipment, access passes, inductions) and maintain up‑to‑date compliance registers for audit readiness.
- Proven Experience: 3+ years as a PA/EA supporting C‑suite or senior leadership in a fast‑paced environment.
- Exceptional Organiser: You juggle conflicting priorities effortlessly, anticipate needs, and deploy flawless attention to detail.
- Communication Guru: Outstanding verbal and written skills; comfortable liaising at all levels (internal and external).
- Tech‑Savvy: Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and confident learning new tools.
- Collaborative Spirit: Strong team player with a flexible, can‑do attitude; you thrive on building relationships across a matrixed organisation.
- Discretion & Integrity: You handle sensitive information with the highest level of confidentiality.
- Bonus: A passion for corporate development and communications.
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