Twinkl Educational Publishing
Executive Assistant
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Executive Assistant
Location: Fully based in our Sheffield office
Annual Salary: Starting salary of £32k per annum
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week (09:00-17:30, Monday - Friday)
Contract: Permanent
Are you an experienced executive assistant with a passion for operational excellence? Twinkl HQ is looking for an on-the-ground partner to a select group of senior leaders, supporting them as they lead critical growth, commercial, and operational initiatives.
As a central figure within our office environment, you will be deeply embedded in the strategic priorities of the leadership team, helping translate strategy into action while ensuring that our office-based culture thrives.
What you'll be doing:
- Calendar Management: Proactively manage complex executive calendars to optimise time, resolve conflicts, anticipate priorities and prepare leaders for high-value meetings.
- In-House Operational Support: Oversee end-to-end guest hospitality and meeting room logistics, including setup, meet and greets, catering, and post-event resetting.
- Travel & Logistics: Coordinate comprehensive domestic and international travel itineraries aligned with business objectives.
- Project Support: Provide hand-on support for growth initiatives, cross-functional projects, and leadership offsites by tracking actions and coordinating across teams.
- Communication: Serve as a key liaison for internal and external stakeholders while managing executive correspondence and documentation.
- Meeting Leadership: Organise leadership meetings in person and online, preparing required materials and tracking decisions, actions, and commercial implications.
- Operational Excellence: Identify and implement opportunities to streamline executive workflows and enhance in-office operational efficiency.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
What you'll bring:
- Commercial Background: At least 2 years supporting senior leaders in fast-paced environments, with a solid grasp of business operations and financial priorities.
- On-Site Presence: Dedicated to being in the office to drive collaboration and serve as a central hub.
- Coordination: Experience in office management, event planning, and managing complex, multi-stakeholder workstreams.
- Solution-Oriented Organisation: Being proactive and adept at managing high-volume complexity, and capable of navigating ambiguity under pressure.
- Strong Judgment & Discretion: Sharp critical thinking skills to make sound, independent decisions while maintaining absolute confidentiality.
- Influential Communication: Exceptional written and verbal skills, with the confidence to influence and professionally challenge others.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
If you are passionate about driving organisational efficiency and empowering leadership teams within a collaborative office culture, we would love to hear from you.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills