Executive Support Officer

CHM; Norwich; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000

Job description

Our client, a wildlife charity is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Executive Support Officer to join their Strategy, Impact and Projects Team.

Executive Support Officer
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time - 5 days (35 hours) per week
Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Location: Norwich, NR1 1RY

This is an exciting time for Norfolk’s largest conservation charity as it approaches its centenary in 2026 and continues to expand its vital work for Norfolk’s wildlife. They now have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated executive support officer to join their team.

Working to a high standard of professionalism and discretion, you will demonstrate a positive and approachable outlook and be responsible for providing comprehensive and confidential executive support service to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Excellent co-ordination, collaboration and delivery skills are essential to allow you to provide flexible high-quality support, including effective and efficient management of his diary, meetings, correspondence and key events, enabling the CEO to focus on leading the trust in the delivery of the charity's strategy.

You will play a key role in organising and managing an accurate organisational calendar and a range of trust events including leadership meetings, all staff days, conferences, talks and more. Strong computer literacy and presentation skills will enable you to support regular performance and management reporting and produce professional internal and external presentation materials.

Highly organised and able to work independently, you will show initiative in anticipating and resolving problems as needed. You will possess excellent communication skills and your strong interpersonal skills will enable you to develop effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and colleagues at all levels, both internally and externally.

This post offers an excellent opportunity for a candidate with strong experience of providing high quality administrative support at the senior executive level who would like to utilise their skills to support the Trust in its growth and in making a greater impact for wildlife.

The organisation offers the following benefits:

1. Competitive annual leave entitlement
2. 8 % employer contribution to Aviva pension (2% employee minimum)
3. Group income protection and death in service benefits (for pension members)
4. Employee Assistance Programme
5. Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption policies
6. Learning days
7. All staff are eligible for free admission to the charity's nature reserves and visitor centres.

If you have the experience and skills that our client is looking for and would like to contribute to delivering their strategy of A Wilder Norfolk for All, they would love to hear from you.

Deadline for applications: Start of business (09.00 GMT) on Tuesday 22nd April 2025, with interviews to be arranged for the week commencing Monday 28th April 2025.

Interested?

Please click 'Apply' and follow the job board process. You will receive an email from CHM Recruit containing further information on how to apply for the role. Please note that although you may be asked by the job board to upload a CV, you are not applying at this stage.

No agencies please.