Executive Assistant to ISSB Chair in London

Location: London, UK (hybrid working)

Duration: 18mth fixed term contract, full-time

Reports to: ISSB Chair

Purpose: This fixed term contract is a pivotal role that directly supports the ISSB Chair, working in close collaboration with the ISSB Chair's Counsellor. It requires seamless coordination with colleagues across multiple global locations, fostering effective communication and teamwork within the IFRS Foundation and ISSB. The position demands a high degree of professionalism, adaptability and cultural sensitivity to navigate the complexities of an international organisation dedicated to sustainability standards.

Principal accountabilities:

• Diary management: Extensive, planning, proactive, flexible diary management in a rigorous manner and across multiple time zones with frequent and strong follow-up, and close coordination with the Chair’s Counsellor.
• Punctuality and time-keeping: Ensure, based on the situation, that the ISSB Chair is timely for meetings, engagements, or travel commitments.
• Complex travel arrangements and logistics: Coordinate dynamic domestic and international travel plans, including transport and accommodation bookings in line with the ISSB Chair's preferences.
• Meeting coordination: Oversee the logistical aspects of virtual and in-person meetings: verify dial-in details, reserve appropriate meeting spaces, and manage restaurant bookings as required.
• IT support and troubleshooting: Provide proactive IT assistance, such as setting up virtual meetings and resolving technical issues, while liaising with the helpdesk when necessary.
• Visitor reception: Greet and facilitate the reception of external visitors as applicable.
• Expense management and reporting: Process professional expenses of the ISSB Chair monthly, and pre-approve travel and expense claims for the ISSB Chair's direct reports.
• Administrative tasks: Handle all administrative duties, including managing correspondence, drafting responses, obtaining approvals for requests requiring signatures, document management, note compilation, contact updates, and business card handling.
• Internal and external stakeholder engagement: Liaise with internal staff and external stakeholders at all levels.

Skills, attributes and experience required:

• Extensive and proven experience of supporting a senior-level executive in an international environment and managing extremely complex travel and meeting arrangements across time zones is essential.
• Exceptional reliability, planning, organisational and administrative skills with frequent follow-up.
• High level of integrity and professionalism; ability to be discrete and manage confidential or sensitive information.
• Ability to work collegially and effectively with staff and stakeholders at all levels, both in-person and remotely.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English is essential. French language proficiency is a plus.
• Resourceful and proactive approach, ability to work flexibly and manage multiple and diverse responsibilities.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Adobe Reader is required.
• Proficiency in iOS is appreciated.

Closing date: 14th August 2026

Please note that while we have a closing date for this application, we reserve the right to interview candidates and potentially close the role early should we find a suitable candidate before the closing date.

About us: At the IFRS Foundation, we believe better information leads to better decisions. We set financial reporting standards that enable companies to meet the evolving information needs of the global capital markets. United by our purpose to foster trust, growth and long-term financial stability in the global economy, we engage in challenging, meaningful work every day—across all our areas of expertise.

Diversity and inclusion are seen as key strengths of our organisation. These qualities are essential for us to engage with and meet the needs of our varied global stakeholders, and they are part of what makes the IFRS Foundation a great place to work.