Personal Assistant and Community Relations Executive 12 month FTC

About Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Working at Columbia Threadneedle Investments you'll find growth and career opportunities across all of our businesses. Our reach is expansive with a global team of 2,300 people working together. Our capability is diverse with more than 550 investment professionals sharing global perspectives across all major asset classes and markets. Our clients have access to a broad array of investment strategies, and we have the capability to create bespoke solutions matched to clients' specific requirements.

Job Description

In your role as the Personal Assistant and Community Relations Executive, you will support the Head of Corporate Communications, Regional Lead, EMEA and APAC, and manage our day to day community relations activities for the EMEA region.

How you'll spend your time:

• Provide comprehensive personal assistant support to the Head of Corporate Communications, Regional Lead – EMEA & APAC, including diary management, travel arrangements, and expense management.
• Deliver additional administrative support to the Head of External Communications, EMEA and APAC.
• Manage general team administration and business operations, including organizing team meetings and agendas, coordinating finance and budget planning, managing processes and handling invoices and procurement needs.
• Support the broader communications team as necessary, including on organising events and managing sign off processes.
• Oversee administration for community relations activities and the Columbia Threadneedle Foundation, including governance for meetings (agenda preparation, minute-taking), audit support, and managing sign-off processes for MOUs with charity partners.
• Responsible for charity payments, bank account management, and on desk account reconciliations.
• Act as the coordinator for volunteering events across EMEA, collaborating with internal teams to deliver meaningful opportunities for over 250 employees.
• Lead community relations initiatives within our EMEA offices, such as annual giving campaigns, day of service, and other engagement activities.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A track record of administration and support for a leadership role.
• Demonstrable experience of team business support, including budget tracking and invoice processing.
• Experience working in a financial services or professional services organisation.
• Exceptional organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Analytical skills and financial affinity.
• The ability to create relationships and work with different teams both internally and externally.
• Knowledge of Excel and Word (MS Office in general).

If you also had this, it would be great:

• Experience in charitable activities or corporate community relations programmes.
• Experience in organising events and engagement activities.
• Experience in or a passion for corporate philanthropy.
• Experience using Trax.
• A good eye for design and strong PowerPoint skills.

In-Office Collaboration

We are a client-centric, relationship-based business. Working together, in-person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face-to-face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity and personal connection, we deliver for our stakeholders — clients, advisors, employees and shareholders. Our employees work in the office at least four (4) days per week, with flexibility to work from home one (1) day per week.

Columbia Threadneedle is a people business, and we recognise that our success is due to our talented people, who bring diversity of thought, complementary skills and capabilities. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and performance-based culture where everyone can belong, grow, contribute and realise their potential.

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to racial or ethnic background, religion or belief, sex or gender, nationality, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, pregnancy or maternity or any other basis prohibited by law.