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About the Role
This new role provides comprehensive administrative and organisational support to the Product & Technology senior leadership team, working in partnership with the existing Executive Team Assistant. You will help keep a busy senior team organised and connected by managing complex diaries, meetings, travel, and expenses, as well as supporting events and other departmental activities. There is scope to become involved in wider P&T initiatives and individual executive leadership teams, offering opportunities to build knowledge, skills, and experience across the department.
Responsibilities
- Manage and coordinate complex diaries for senior leaders, including scheduling across multiple time zones and managing competing priorities.
- Arrange business travel and process expenses for members of the senior leadership team.
- Organise internal and external meetings, including room bookings, agenda preparation and meeting logistics, and welcome external visitors where required.
- Support the planning and delivery of department-wide events, including town halls, working groups, off-sites and social events, working with regional offices including Bulgaria and the Philippines.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support clear communication and effective coordination of meetings and events.
- Support senior leadership meetings through the preparation of slide decks and agendas, taking minutes where required and coordinating follow-up actions.
- Provide general administrative and ad-hoc support, including equipment ordering, maintaining team memberships and distribution lists, and managing small-value purchases.
Requirements
- Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple responsibilities for a busy senior team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to communicate professionally with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels and from a range of backgrounds.
- A high level of integrity and discretion when working with confidential or sensitive information.
- A proactive approach, with the ability to anticipate needs, use initiative and solve problems without requiring constant direction.
- The ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision while collaborating effectively with others.
- Experience organising meetings and larger events, with the ability to coordinate multiple logistical requirements.
- Excellent attention to detail, particularly when managing travel, expenses, diaries and meeting arrangements.
- Confidence using digital workplace tools, such as Google Workspace, Slack, AI tools and project management platforms.
- Curiosity, openness to learning and a commitment to developing your skills and knowledge.
- Experience supporting multiple senior stakeholders or working within a complex, fast-moving team.
- Experience coordinating meetings, events or activities involving colleagues across different locations and time zones.
Skills
- Google Workspace
- Slack
- AI tools
- Project management platforms
Work Type
- Hybrid
Benefits
- Generous annual leave
- Medical cover
- Inclusive parental leave packages
- Subsidised gym memberships
- Opportunities to give back to the community
About the Company
- The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading news organisations, globally recognised for its authority, integrity and accuracy, with a mission to deliver quality information and services worldwide.
- At the FT, curiosity thrives and ambitious thinking is rewarded.
- In our warm, collaborative culture, you’ll connect with a diverse community of experts who support your growth, career aspirations and wellbeing.
- Your future at the FT will be filled with opportunities that challenge and inspire you.
- With no fixed path, you’ll discover new skills and forge a career that can take you anywhere.
- Build a newsworthy career at the FT.
Equal Opportunity
- We believe in the power of unique perspectives and want all voices in our organisation to be heard, respected and valued.
- A supportive workplace is one where employees feel they can be themselves and operate to their full potential.
- We are committed to removing barriers for everyone, with a focus on addressing those faced by underrepresented groups.
- We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.
- Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments/personalisation as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview.