Executive Assistant - #1771368

Barclays UK


Date: 20 hours ago
City: Glasgow
Contract type: Full time
Work schedule: Full day
Barclays UK
.Join us as an Executive Assistant at Barclays, where you'll play a crucial part in ensuring seamless coordination and successful outcomes across the Bank. In this role, your goal will be to create impactful and memorable experiences that reflect the innovation and excellence of our organization

To be successful as an Executive Assistant, you should have experience with:

Excellent Organizational skills: Managing complex calendars, scheduling meetings, and prioritizing tasks, ensuring deadlines are met and priorities are aligned, while keeping track of multiple tasks and details simultaneously with attention to detail

Exceptional Communication Skills and Relationship Management: Clear and professional written and verbal communication, acting as a liaison between the executive and stakeholders, crafting reports, minutes, and actions with tact, building trust and rapport, and balancing accessibility with boundaries

Problem Solving and adaptability: Anticipating needs, proactively addressing challenges, staying calm under pressure, and finding creative solutions in a fast-paced environment

Additional valued skills include:

Relationships and Stakeholders: Building and maintaining strong relationships, reading between the lines, and working with senior stakeholders

Technology: Proficiency with Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, Whiteboard, Co-Pilot, and adopting new technologies

Data: Managing confidentiality and handling sensitive information professionally, safeguarding company data

Proactively supporting the team beyond the role profile to add value

The role may involve assessing skills such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital and technological skills

This position is based in our Glasgow or Knutsford office

Purpose of the role

To manage the executive's schedule, handle correspondence, prepare presentations and reports, and provide administrative support

Accountabilities

Managing senior executive calendars and responses to meeting requests

Planning and arranging travel, including flights, accommodation, and ground transportation

Anticipating needs and prioritizing tasks for the executive

Handling administrative tasks such as expenses, filing, office supplies, leave records, and organization management

Facilitating senior executive meetings

Analyst Expectations

Performing activities timely and to high standards, driving continuous improvement

Having in-depth technical knowledge and experience

Understanding principles within their expertise area

Leading or supporting teams, guiding development, and managing resources

Demonstrating leadership behaviors if in a leadership role, or developing technical expertise if an individual contributor

Partnering with other functions and teams, managing risks, and ensuring compliance with policies and regulations

Understanding how their work contributes to organizational objectives

All colleagues are expected to embody Barclays Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and demonstrate the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge, and Drive



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