The Ashdown Group has been commissioned by The Royal Foundation and The Earthshot Prize to identify an accomplished Personal Assistant to join their team on an initial 12 month fixed-term contract. As a truly global and inclusive organisation, applications are welcome from candidates based internationally.
The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge unites people to tackle some of today’s biggest challenges. They recognise that when people come together, they can achieve great things and they use their passion and unique influence to make a lasting difference on the issues that matter most to society. The Earthshot Prize is a not-for-profit start-up which currently sits within The Royal Foundation and will spin out to become an affiliated independent organisation in 2022.
The Earthshot Prize is the most prestigious global environment prize in history, designed to incentivise change and help repair our planet over the next ten years. Our mission is to unleash urgent optimism and action through storytelling and spotlighting eco-innovators around the world, and to accelerate & scale their eco-innovations to repair and regenerate our planet. We’re a collaborative platform of partnerships all united in moving with speed, and at scale in this decisive decade.
The Earthshot Prize (TEP) is now seeking a professional and proactive Personal Assistant with deep integrity and excellent communication skills to support the CEO. The successful candidate will be discrete, professional, highly organised, empathetic, and kind, and have proven experience of supporting C-level executives.
In this interesting and varied role, you will schedule, organise and optimise the CEOs extensive and complex calendar across multiple time zones. You will provide a comprehensive range of administrative duties from email correspondence and coordinating travel arrangements to writing minutes for board meetings, collating monthly management reports and preparing PowerPoint presentations.
It is essential that you have exceptional written and verbal communication skills, a keen eye for detail and meticulous approach, coupled with demonstrable expertise across the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).
You’ll have a strong sense of duty of care for people’s wellbeing across the team, supporting the CEO in their support of a team working at a fast pace while juggling work-life integration in a time of COVID and virtual workplaces.
In addition to supporting the CEO, you will also oversee and coordinate the activities of the Administrative Assistants who will be supporting the wider senior leadership team – working to ensure that they deliver an outstanding support service to the organisation and are front line ambassadors for the culture and values of the organization. You will also liaise with The Royal Foundation and the Royal Household teams, organise events and welcome visitors so a warm demeanour and great interpersonal skills are a prerequisite.
TEP is committed to building a diverse team that is representative of all sections of society and to sustaining a culture that celebrates difference, encourages authenticity, and creates a deep sense of belonging. They recognise that by encouraging innovative and creative ways of thinking and fostering an inclusive culture they will collaborate more effectively and achieve better outcomes.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a socially engaged Personal Assistant, who exemplifies the values of transparency, collaboration, inclusion, curiosity, and kindness, to make a significant contribution to the growth and development of a truly inspiring charity with a transformative global vision.