Executive Assistant
Job Summary
This is a unique opportunity to work alongside Abris Chief Operations Officer (COO) Mary Gibbons. Mary is responsible for the Groups services strategy ensuring Abri delivers the very best homes and services we can today while pursuing ideals that make tomorrow better.
Are you a proactive dedicated resilient and highly organised individual This is a six-month fixed termrole with potential to be made permanent for an Executive Assistant based in any of Abris offices (Eastleigh London Bracknell or Yeovil) but includes an element of travel to the other Abri offices.
We are looking for someone who has the confidence to liaise with internal and external stakeholders at the highest levels. You will provide support to the COO on many fronts and be able to identify and anticipate their requirements.
You will be highly literate and numerate with strong emotional intelligence naturally inquisitive and super proactive in your approach. Able to work both autonomously and as part of the wider Executive Assistant team.
You will need commercial awareness and be able to quickly build up an understanding of our business requirements. The role includes tasks such as diary management inbox monitoring on the COOs behalf alongside assisting with the preparation of reports and presentations and data/information gathering. Youll also play a key role in supporting senior meetings and governance processes handling confidential information with discretion tracking actions and priorities and helping to improve ways of working across the COOs office.
Abri prides itself on being a Great Place to Work with the aim of achieving outstanding business results.
If you feel you can provide the highest level of support to the Chief Operations Officer and add positive value in a fast-paced environment apply today!
Well review and interview suitable candidates as they apply. If we receive enough applications well close the advert early so be sure to apply today so you dont miss out!
Who we are
Abri is a large housing provider who own and manage more than 58000 homes and various community assets serving around 113000 customers across the South of England.
We believe everyone has the right toa good qualitysafewarmand sustainable home in a community where theycanbelonggrowand does that look like in real terms
Wereinvesting 689mover the next ten years in our existing homes to improve building safety and make them more energy efficient.
- Weredelivering 10000 homes by 2030 ensuring affordable housing isbuiltwhereitsneeded most
- Wereinvesting in our communities to address local issues and create opportunities for everyone
As we growwerere-establishing our strong local presence toprovideareally goodservice. Abri has adopted a regional approach to service delivery withouroperating areas split into three each with their local governance our colleagues aremore visibleaccountableand better connected to our customers and local communities to meet their diverse needs.
More information about Abri and our strategicobjectivescan be found at.
What you can expect
What you can expect
28 days holiday the opportunity to buy and sell holiday
Generous pension scheme with contributions up to 10%
Money off tons of high street and online retailers
Life assurance of 5x your annual salary
Generous parental and family leave
Health and wellbeing packages
Flexible working
Free eye tests
Cycle to Work scheme
About you
Weve all got different backgrounds strengths and experiences. But we share the same values. Its these shared values that bring us together as one team.
Our colleagues embrace these every day. Be the difference to our customers and colleagues always curious and look for better solutions achieve together by working in partnership with others own it openly through working with others in an open and honest way and finally embrace possibility and see changes and challenges as welcomed opportunities.
We also expect our colleagues to share Abris commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and adults.
If you share our values and want to make a real difference in the world youre on to a winner and wed love to hear from you!
Be yourself
Were committed to promoting an inclusive culture. We welcome and respect the individual differences life experiences and knowledge that all our colleagues bring into the workplace and we value their contribution to our amazing company. Everyone is different everyone is unique.
Customer Positive
We welcome applications from Abri customers and we provide an opportunity for applicants to let us know if they are a customer as part of the application process. When customers meet the essential criteria of the role we will commit to interview at least two customers as part of our Customer Positive scheme.
Flexible working
We recognise the benefits flexible working can bring and we aim to support colleagues who need to work flexibly wherever we can provided the needs of both Abri and the colleague can be met. Please feel free to let us know about any flexibility you might need when applying for this role. We cant promise to give you exactly what you want but we do promise to consider it fully.
To our agency friends
We already have a number of carefully selected agency partners who know our business well and who support our in-house recruitment team during exceptionally busy periods. Were not looking to add to our preferred supplier list right now but if youd like to be considered at a future date please dont hesitate to register on our procurement portal.
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