Graduate Executive Assistant in Watford

Support senior leadership, influence business priorities and become the person who keeps an ambitious business moving. This is an opportunity to work closely with a CEO and senior leadership team, gaining exposure to business operations, commercial decision-making and strategic priorities. If you're highly organised, proactive and enjoy making things happen behind the scenes, this could be an excellent first step in your career.

The Company

Our client is an established and ambitious business operating within the healthcare and beauty markets. With a diverse product portfolio spanning important areas of skin health and skincare, the business works across multiple markets and customer groups. Its senior leadership team plays a central role in driving business performance, maintaining customer relationships and supporting continued growth.

You'll join a fast-paced commercial environment where no two days are the same. Working closely with the CEO and senior team, you'll gain valuable insight into how a growing business operates, with the opportunity to make a genuine contribution to its success.

The Role

As a Graduate Executive Assistant, you'll provide essential support to the CEO and senior leadership team, helping them manage priorities, coordinate activities and make the best use of their time. This is much more than a traditional administration role; you'll become a central point of contact across the business, ensuring information flows effectively, deadlines are met and important tasks aren't missed.

You'll need to be proactive, commercially aware and comfortable managing competing priorities. You'll work with different teams across the business, helping to improve efficiency, identify better ways of working and ensure the company's values and priorities are reflected in day-to-day operations.

• Manage the CEO's diary, appointments, meetings and day-to-day schedule.

• Coordinate activities and priorities across the senior leadership team.

• Ensure reports, information and analysis are prepared ahead of key meetings.

• Monitor deadlines, follow up on actions and ensure important tasks aren't overlooked.

• Act as a central point of contact between senior management and wider business teams.

• Identify opportunities to improve processes and make working practices more efficient.

• Support the leadership team in maintaining business priorities, culture and values.

Benefits and Perks

This is an opportunity to gain first-hand exposure to senior business leadership and develop skills that can support a long-term career in business operations, executive support or management.

• Direct exposure to the CEO and senior leadership team.

• Insight into commercial strategy and business operations.

• Varied responsibilities and genuine involvement in business priorities.

• Opportunity to develop stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Experience within the healthcare and beauty sectors.

• Home-based working with access to company headquarters.

Requirements

Must-Have:

• A degree in any discipline; strong academic performance would be advantageous.

• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and multitask effectively.

• Confident communication and interpersonal skills.

• A proactive approach, with the ability to anticipate problems and find solutions.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and changing environment.

Nice-to-Have:

• Previous experience in administration, coordination, customer service or office support.

• Experience supporting senior individuals or coordinating projects.

• An interest in healthcare, skincare or the beauty industry.

• Understanding of how businesses operate and the importance of customer relationships.

Apply Now

Start your career working alongside senior business leaders, gaining valuable commercial exposure and taking ownership of responsibilities from day one. If you're organised, adaptable and enjoy being one step ahead, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today with your CV.