Oliver Wyman - Executive Assistant - Newcastle

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the London EA Manager, the Executive Assistant will provide executive level administrative support to up to 3 Partners.

The position is a hybrid role with a minimum of 60% based in Oliver Wyman Newcastle office with the other 40% working from home. Hours are 9:00am-6:00pm (including one hour lunch break).

Key Responsibilities:

Daily administration (60%)

• Maintain diaries for Partners, scheduling internal and external meetings, conference calls, video conferences, communicating with clients and infrastructure staff as appropriate.
• Coordinate travel and accommodation, book cars, rail tickets, etc.
• Prepare letters, proposals and other documents
• Prepare monthly timesheets and expense reports for each assigned Partner and Principal.
• Assist with greeting clients, booking and setting up meeting rooms and organizing catering.
• Assist in organization of Partner files and offices.
• Assist the Marketing Department with the coordination of customized mailings.

Client development (30%)

• Understand Partner\’s key client and sales goals and support them by:
• Maintain list of contacts and business activities in address book and CRM database.
• Track and maintain sales activity/pipeline (e.g. who we have called upon, how far the discussions have progressed, what we have promised by when, and follow-up with Partners as necessary).
• Proactively spot clients that haven\’t been called upon and/or who need follow-up; arrange meetings accordingly.
• Coordinate travel efficiently by grouping client meetings where possible (\”you\’re in Paris to see XYZ Company, shall I try to set up a meeting with X Company because we haven\’t spoken to them for three months\”).
• Develop excellent rapport with client assistants to further develop the client relationship.
• Execute requested follow-up calls for client mailings.
• Become familiar with the Practice themes and Oliver Wyman \’products\’ to develop confidence in setting up meetings with clients.

Team Support (10%)

• Provide coverage for EAs when out of the office to ensure seamless support to Partners
• Provide short-term coverage for Partners who may be in the midst of an EA assignment transition or who are new to the Firm.
• Provide training and support to new EAs.
• Participate in team meetings and projects with an eye to improving processes and the overall performance of the EA team.

Experience required

• Minimum of three years\’ experience working in an administrative or customer service position. Experience in management consultancy, financial services, and/or a similar professional services industry a plus.

Skills and Attributes

• Strong service focus – dedicated to meeting the expectations of all staff through securing effective relationships with clients and executing deliverables to the highest standards
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to deal with people at all levels across a multicultural environment.
• Poise and judgment
• Ability to maintain and respect confidentiality
• Proactive team player who has experience of and has enjoyed working as part of a team. Willing to offer assistance when there is down time.
• Ability to juggle several tasks at once, to prioritize and manage own time -Not a clock watcher or someone who is unwilling to step outside their job description
• Self-starter, quick study, confidence and ability to work with little guidance
• Ability to take constructive feedback in stride and incorporate feedback quickly.
• Ability to manage a heavy work volume and meet deadlines in an extremely fast paced environment.
• Methodical, organized, excellent attention to detail and stickler for accuracy.
• Flexible attitude, hard-working and results driven.
• Finally, we are looking for someone who will be committed to the company and add to the life and culture of Oliver Wyman.

Technical skills

• Good Word, PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Working knowledge of Outlook, a plus.
• Knowledge of CRM systems (Microsoft Dynamics), a plus
• Touch typing speed of 50-60 wpm. A formal typing qualification would be useful, but not a necessity.

Why join us at Oliver Wyman?

At Oliver Wyman, we lead with heart – we love what we do and have fun while we do it! We also strive for breakthroughs by questioning, seeking diverse perspectives, and finding powerful and sustainable solutions. If you share these values and want to work as one and own our impact at the same time, be brave and achieve the amazing with us!

• We\’re individuals who are self-starting, motivated, energetic, entrepreneurial about what we do
• We have the common aspiration to have an impact, leave a legacy and change the world. We have no interest in running a steady-state business. We want to build, grow and shape the environment around us
• We value an environment where every member of Oliver Wyman is encouraged and expected to voice his or her opinion
• We believe that to create a true meritocracy we need to remove artificial barriers to opportunity
• We value people whose lives balance work and non-work activities because we believe they are both more interesting colleagues and are able to make better contributions to the Firm.
• We push ourselves hard to deliver excellence, but we also work to extract the maximum benefit from the flexibility of a project-based business. We provide the ability to take career breaks for personal or family reasons. We fundamentally value each other\’s time and are sensitive to how it is used. We are an output not input-based culture, have respect for people\’s personal decisions, and believe that one\’s workload must be sustainable. We seek balance for ourselves and our colleagues.

Oliver Wyman, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a management consulting firm combining deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise to help clients optimize their business, improve operations and accelerate performance. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit oliverwyman.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one \”anchor day\” per week on which their full team will be together in person. #J-18808-Ljbffr