John Ruskin College
EXECUTIVE PA - 1 YEAR FTC
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Executive PA - 1 Year FTC
Job Type
Support
Job Category
Directorate Administration, Various
Employment Basis
Fixed Term (salaried)
Location
John Ruskin College - Croydon, East Surrey College - Redhill
Salary Range
£31,990.44 - £33,934.51 (subject to qualifications, skills, and experience)
Closing Date
06/08/2026
Documents
- [Executive PA JD&PS- April 2026 v2.pdf](Executive PA JD&PS- April 2026 v2.pdf)
- [Introduction from the Principal.pdf](Introduction from the Principal.pdf)
- [OSC Corporation Competency Framework 2019.pdf](OSC Corporation Competency Framework 2019.pdf)
Executive PA - 1 Year FTC
College location: East Surrey College (Redhill) and John Ruskin College (Selsdon)
Salary: £31,990.44 - £33,934.51 (subject to qualifications, skills, and experience)
Hours: Full time (37 hours/week) 08:45-17:00 Mon – Fri
Are you a highly organised, proactive professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment? If so, this could be your next exciting opportunity.
We’re looking for an exceptional Executive PA to join our College Group, supporting senior leadership across East Surrey College and John Ruskin College. This is a unique chance to play a pivotal role at the centre of decision-making, helping shape the success of a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation.
As Executive PA, you’ll be the trusted right hand to senior leaders, ensuring their time is used effectively, priorities are met, and Executive operations run seamlessly. You’ll be at the core of everything, from coordinating high-level meetings to driving improvements in administrative systems.
What You’ll Do
- Managing complex Executive diaries, balancing strategic and operational priorities
- Support the organisation of meetings, including preparing agendas, collating papers, taking minutes and tracking actions where required
- Preparing high-quality reports, presentations, and meeting papers with precision
- Acting as a professional first point of contact for senior stakeholders and partners
- Coordinating Corporation, Committee, and leadership meetings end-to-end
- Taking ownership of Executive administrative systems
- Handling confidential information with discretion
- Supporting projects, risk management processes, and governance requirements
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What We’re Looking For
- Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail
- Strong communication skills and confidence working with senior stakeholders
- Experience managing complex schedules and high-level meetings
- Excellent knowledge of IT packages (in particular Excel, Word & PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Forms, SharePoint)
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities and frequent deadlines
- Experience of providing PA support at a senior level, including preparing papers for boards and executive meetings
The Successful Candidate Must Have
- Maths & English GCSE / Level 2 equivalent (achieved or willing to obtain)
- Relevant degree or equivalent professional experience is highly desirable
- Good problem-solving skills
- Experience working with confidential or sensitive information in line with data protection requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey information to a variety of audiences
- An excellent standard of IT skills
If this sounds like you and you will enjoy working in a forward thinking, friendly, fast paced, changing environment with state of the art facilities, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such as a choice of two excellent pension schemes, life assurance, free onsite parking and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in house Spa and Salon treatments.
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Applications will however be shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. As much as we would love to respond to all applicants, due to the sheer volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful candidates. If you have not heard from us within 14 days of sending your CV, unfortunately you have not been selected for the position.
Please refer to the attached Job Description, Person Specification and Competency Framework and apply using the button below.
Orbital South Colleges Group are committed to Equal Opportunities, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population. We are also committed to PREVENT and Safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Both College Campus’ are smoke-free zones.
As part of our pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, references will be taken and evidence of all qualifications and awards will also be required before commencement of employment. Failure to do so may lead to offers being withdrawn.
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits, and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.
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