Salary
💰 £39,358 - £42,500 per year
About the role
- Provide executive support to the Directors of Strategic Partnerships and Performance & Insight, anticipating needs and managing diaries and high-quality materials for internal and external engagement.
- Coordinate departmental and leadership meetings, ensuring agendas, logistics and follow-up actions are delivered and reported to stakeholders including Board and Committee members.
- Support delivery of strategic initiatives and transformation projects, maintaining oversight of priorities, deadlines, and departmental records, and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Lead internal communications planning and collaboration across Strategic Partnerships and Performance & Insight, managing SharePoint sites, induction programmes, and collaborating with other PAs to align processes and share best practices.
- Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding.
Requirements
- Significant experience as a PA or high-level administrator in a complex organisational setting, with a proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver under pressure.
- A proactive, detail-oriented, and solutions-focused approach, with excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Strong collaboration and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and build effective working relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience drafting high-quality briefing papers, presentations, and correspondence on behalf of senior leaders.
- (Preferred) Experience in the charity or international development sector.
- (Preferred) Familiarity with project management tools and techniques.
- (Preferred) Understanding of data protection principles and experience managing intranet content.
- Must be able to demonstrate eligibility to work in the respective country (UK right-to-work requirement).
- UK-based roles require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.