London (Hybrid)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£32,000 to £36,000 per annum
35 hours per week (28 hours per week will be considered with availability to work Friday)
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
About the role
We’re looking for a super-organised, pro-active business support professional who has proven experience of managing a busy, ever-changing diary for a senior leader. Working alongside our CEO’s executive assistant, you’ll ensure our CEO is prepared and has everything they need to undertake their role. This includes the coordination of briefings, documentation and meeting logistics, to ensure a seamless service is provided to support our CEO.
You’ll also act as a key point of contact for our board of trustees, establishing yourself as their ‘go-to’ in the charity and ensuring an exceptional experience for our trustees as they undertake their responsibilities in relation to the charity.
About you
We’re looking for someone who’s committed to contributing to the impact that our CEO has on our charity by working as part of a small team to enable her to do her very best work. You’ll be confident and comfortable working autonomously when needed with the ability to make decisions in a fast-paced environment with conflicting priorities and pushing back when required.
You’ll be skilled at building relationships across all levels, both internally and externally and excited by the prospect of joining this team and really making the role your own.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please email Recruitment@breastcancernow.org
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.
Closing Date 9.00am on Tuesday 28 January 2025
We reserve the right to close this advert early subject to volume of applicants.
Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Interview date
1st stage: Thursday 13 February 2025 (face to face)
2nd stage: Week commencing Monday 17 February 2025 (Teams call with our CEO for final candidate/s)
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