Executive Assistant - #142196

• Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
  
  

Where will you be working?

As an organisation, there is little we don’t do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom.

This role is in our People department, our People Team supports us to recruit, retain, engage and develop our people. Roles can be in talent acquisition, learning, reward, employee relations or people services.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

Reporting directly to a Board member, this role offers a unique opportunity to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. You'll be the trusted go-to person for diary management, logistics, project oversight, compliance, and the handling of critical confidential documents and files, while liaising with M Group and senior stakeholders.

You’ll manage the Board member's diary and provide seamless support to his leadership team. As well as preparing monthly and occasional confidential reports, ensuring accuracy and discretion.

Also, you’ll arrange travel and accommodation, taking care of hotel bookings and other logistics.

You’ll immerse yourself in the business strategies and goals, actively supporting the company’s values and strategic objectives.

You’ll coordinate function-wide communications, briefings, and team events that foster collaboration and clarity.

Finally you’ll carry out all other duties integral to the role and the smooth running of day-to-day business operations.

You’ll have the option of working one day per week from home.

What You’ll Bring

• A seasoned Executive Assistant with considerable experience in a similar role, reporting directly to a Board member / Executive leader or someone who has worked in a People Team / HR role and is super organised with a great attention to detail – who would like to become an Executive Assistant.
• Proven experience producing functional Board packs and collating confidential papers.
• Experience working in a busy HR / People Team function with a clear understanding of the areas that sit in this function.
• High levels of literacy and numeracy with excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
• Highly IT proficient with Microsoft Office applications and associated software
• Communicate effectively and professionally to internal and external customers to encourage long-term relationships
• Be calm and collaborative in a rapidly changing environment
  
  

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme
  
  

In addition, this role offers;

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
  
  

About Us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
  
  

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

This role is being readvertised; previous applicants do not need to reapply.

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