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Ref: NP447-375
Job description / Role
Our client is privately owned professional services entity and was found over fifty years ago. The company has over four hundred employees across forty plus offices globally. The vision of the firm is aimed at achieving two basic goals - to place their clients' interests first and to lead their profession in creating value for their clients.
The Executive Assistant acts as a business partner to the Partner in all aspects of client management and support. She will focus on providing support in project management in all of the client assignment work being undertaken in addition to all aspects of administration connected with this. The EA will also provide support in business development activities (eg arranging lunches, marketing dinners, etc). This is an involved position with high levels of responsibility where diplomacy and confidentiality are essential. The position is also critical for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of their internal database and is focused on providing support to the Fee Earners in their professional capacity, rather than undertaking any personal work for them.
The role is busy and varied and will manage the day-to-day communications as the main point of contact with clients, candidates and key contacts to enhance the relationships and ensure the effective management of client work, managing the diary of the Fee Earners and preparing client deliverables by producing timely and high quality printed work including PowerPoint presentations in line with company standards.
Requirements
Typically an Executive Assistant within this company is bright, professional, focused on delivery, and produces high quality work. Will be proactive, be involved, a naturally curious, positive outlook and a flexible, helpful and willing manner.
We are looking for an individual with excellent communication skills (both written and oral), confidence in both producing client ready documentation and engaging with senior level candidates and clients via the telephone and by email, excellent word processing and presentation skills (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint) - touch typing skills are critical.
About the Company
Irwin & Dow was established in 2013 to provide clients with a unique and highly personalised recruitment service, providing the very top calibre of candidates across the business support and secretarial function.
We provide a refreshing approach, working in close partnership with clients and candidates across diverse industry sectors; large MNC’s, government & semi -government entities, SME’s, local businesses and in the start-up and UHNWI support framework.
Great people equal great success: all our candidates are interviewed personally by a member of the team, and we develop longstanding and in-depth relationships with our clients, understanding their corporate culture and goals to ensure a successful outcome for both parties.
Our values of discretion and diplomacy are paramount, and we are pleased to be a partner of choice for clients and candidates.