About the Role
This role provides high-level administrative and organisational support to a busy, transaction-focused Capital Markets team in London. You will ensure the efficient running of day-to-day activities, support senior stakeholders, and contribute to client instruction delivery in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide full secretarial and PA support to a team of fee earners, including senior leadership.
- Manage complex and ever-changing diaries, prioritising meetings and resolving conflicts.
- Arrange internal and external meetings, including logistics, room bookings, and hospitality.
- Coordinate UK and international travel, including itineraries and visa requirements.
- Process expenses in line with company policies.
- Prepare, format, and proofread reports, client presentations, and marketing materials.
- Assist with the production of pitches, submissions, and investment memoranda.
- Maintain accurate document management and filing systems.
- Act as a professional point of contact for clients and internal stakeholders.
- Build strong relationships across the business and with external partners.
- Ensure all communications are handled promptly and professionally.
- Assist with transaction processes, including coordinating documentation and timelines.
- Support pipeline tracking, reporting, and CRM system updates.
- Liaise with internal teams (e.g. finance, legal, compliance) to support deal execution.
- Assist with invoicing, billing processes, and fee tracking.
- Support budget monitoring and reporting where required.
- Provide ad hoc administrative support as required.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and enhance team efficiency.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Team Secretary, PA, or EA within a professional services environment (real estate, property, finance, or similar).
- Strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to multitask effectively.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
- Discretion and professionalism when handling confidential information.
- Experience within a transactionally focused team working to tight timetables is desirable.
Skills
- Organisational skills
- Time management skills
- Multitasking
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Attention to detail
- Accuracy
- Discretion
- Professionalism
Location
- London, UK
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Proven experience
About the Company
- Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a global leader in real estate services, leveraging specialized expertise to deliver innovative solutions and exceptional value to owners and occupiers.
- With 52,000 employees in nearly 400 offices across 60 countries, we are one of the largest firms in the industry, with more than 100 years of history.
- In 2023, we generated $9.5 billion in revenue from our core services.
- To learn more, visit www.careers.cushmanwakefield.com.
Equal Opportunity
- Cushman & Wakefield is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer.
- All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
- Cushman & Wakefield is committed to equity in employment, and our goal is to have a diverse, inclusive and barrier-free workplace.
- If you are a person with a disability and need any other accessible accommodations during the hiring process, you are invited to bring this to the Talent Acquisition Advisor’s attention once they have made contact.
