At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide essential admin support to VPs, manage diaries, and coordinate travel.
- Company: Join Anglo American, a global leader in mining with a focus on safety and innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy a hybrid work setup, competitive pay, and a chance to grow your skills.
- Other info: Inclusive recruitment process with support available for all candidates.
- Why this job: Be part of a dynamic team making a real impact in a sustainable industry.
- Qualifications: Experience as an Executive or Team Assistant in a corporate environment is essential.
Team Assistant - 6 Week Interim
Location: Charterhouse Street, London
Contract: 6 weeks
Work Setup: Hybrid - 3 days in the office
Start Date: 17 August 2026
We are looking for a Team Assistant to provide vital administrative and technical support to the VPs and wider team. This is a hands-on role for someone who is proactive and adaptable, with a strong focus on diary management, inbox support, raising systems POs and providing executive assistant support across travel and expenses.
Who We Are
Anglo American is a leading global mining company headquartered in London, founded in 1917, specializing in platinum, copper, iron ore, diamonds, nickel, and coal across Africa, Australia, South America, and beyond. Employing around 60,000 people worldwide, it prioritizes safety, innovation, and sustainability. The company places people at its core, leveraging advanced technologies and responsible practices to improve lives.
What You'll Do
- Act as a role model for safety, health and environmental standards, taking personal responsibility for your own safety and that of others to support a zero-harm culture.
- Promote and reinforce a workplace culture where safety and health are prioritised, in line with the site's standards and the Group's values.
- Provide executive assistant support to VPs, including diary management, inbox management, travel arrangements and expenses administration.
- Prioritise and manage diaries proactively, including support with complex travel itineraries and wider administrative coordination.
- Support budget tracking by monitoring actual spend against budget and providing regular updates to the leadership team.
- Liaise with key external stakeholders to coordinate events, meetings and strategic engagements, and prepare PowerPoint presentations for internal and external use.
- Coordinate team meetings and offsite sessions, including agendas, scheduling, subject-matter expert input, logistics and general PA and administrative support as required.
What You Bring
- Proven experience as an Executive Assistant or Team Assistant, supporting Managing Director level or senior-led teams in large or corporate organisations.
- Demonstrable experience operating in a complex, matrix environment across multiple geographies and diverse team structures.
- Highly proactive and able to work quickly and accurately under pressure, with excellent attention to detail.
- Proven ability to handle confidential and privileged matters with discretion and sound judgement.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and Outlook.
- Experience using travel and expenses systems, ideally Concur.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive working relationships, listen effectively, adapt behaviour where needed and contribute positively as part of a wider team.
We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require support or adjustments to the recruitment process, our Adjustment Concierge Service is here to help. Please feel free to contact us at adjustments@robertwalters.com to discuss how we can support you.
We welcome applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities.
Team Assistant employer: Anglo American
Anglo American is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in the picturesque town of Whitby, England. With a strong commitment to safety and innovation, employees benefit from a culture that prioritises professional growth and development, alongside competitive remuneration and comprehensive benefits. Joining Anglo American means being part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to excellence in large underground mining operations, where your contributions will directly impact the future of the industry.
