Executive Assistant

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.

Job Title: Executive Assistant

Location: Shoreditch (Hybrid – 2-3 days per week onsite)

Duration: 6 months contract initially with possible extension

Max. Budget: £69.9k per annum + paid holidays + pension or £365 per day Inside IR35

The Opportunity

Client is driving strategic growth with global Private Equity (PE), Venture Capital (VC), and Sovereign Wealth (SWF) firms through its new go-to-market – Client’s Private Capital (APC).

The APC team partners with Operating Partners and Portfolio Companies to unlock transformative value using client’s integrated Digital Experience and Digital Media technologies.

As the Executive Assistant to the Managing Director of Client’s Private Capital, you will be the strategic right-hand partner providing high-level support in a dynamic, global environment. This critical role ensures the MD can focus on high-impact strategic initiatives, executive engagements with PE, VC, and SWF leaders, and driving value creation across the APC organisation.

What You Will Do

• Arranges complex corporate travel and meetings by developing detailed itineraries and agendas; booking transportation, accommodation, and any necessary visas for global engagements with PE, VC, and SWF executives
• Maintains the Managing Director’s appointment schedule by planning and scheduling meetings, conferences, videoconferences, and travel while proactively protecting strategic focus time
• Organises high-stakes APC leadership meetings, offsites, governance sessions, and Operating Partner engagements; preparing agendas, briefing materials, taking notes, and driving follow-up on action items
• Completes projects and special assignments by establishing objectives, determining priorities, managing time, gaining cooperation of others, monitoring progress, and problem-solving
• Produces professional information by transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, copying, and transmitting text, data, and graphics for executive presentations and reports related to private capital initiatives
• Welcomes guests and customers by greeting them in person or by telephone; answering or directing inquiries with professionalism, often involving senior stakeholders from the PE, VC, and SWF ecosystem
• Maintains customer and organisational confidence by keeping highly sensitive information confidential, including deal-related, portfolio, and strategic private capital matters
• Improves quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; implementing changes to enhance efficiency within the APC team
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed and supporting broader APC coordination across Account Directors, Analysts, Operations, Marketing, and other functions.