Description

Wellcome is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships.

We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate.

These challenges need the bold research our funding supports, but they won't be solved by science alone. We are looking for an Executive Assistant to support the Director of the Climate & Health team.

The Climate & Health team will support a portfolio of research, translation and engagement activity. We're currently in the process of developing focused goals for our strategy, and more information about Wellcome's work on this to date can be found here.

In the role of Executive Assistant you will:

• Prepare documents for the Director including correspondence, reports, minutes, briefing notes and other papers and preparing presentations

• Brief the Director ahead visits and meetings

• Prepare papers for the team for submission to the Executive Board and the Board of Governors

• Organise meetings at team level, including meetings of the senior management team and external parties

• Arrange the travel and meetings of the Director

• Process expenses and invoices

• Manage the Climate & Health Director's diary, organise meetings and appointments

• Manage the Climate & Health Director's emails

To be successful in this role you will have

• EA/Office Management experience

• Advanced IT Skills -excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office software including SharePoint.

• Calendar management skills and experience

• An ability to draft correspondence

Post source:jobs.theguardian.com

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