Executive Support Officer in Taunton

Join a purpose-driven organisation where your work will help enable outstanding compassionate care across Somerset. At St Margaret’s Hospice, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re looking for an Executive Support Officer to provide proactive, high-level support to our Executive Team. This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. You’ll work closely with senior leaders, trustees and colleagues across the organisation, helping ensure the smooth running of key leadership and governance activity across the hospice.

Salary: £18,368 per annum (FTE £30,205 p.a.)

Working Pattern: 22.5 hours per week. With flexibility, this could be worked over 4 or 5 days (Monday to Friday).

Contract: Permanent, Part time

Location: Taunton with occasional travel required to Yeovil or to other sites.

Hybrid Working: Option to work up to half the week at home

What can you expect to be doing?

• This is a pivotal role supporting the Executive Team and wider organisation through professional, proactive and compassionate executive support.
• You’ll help senior leaders operate effectively by anticipating needs, managing competing priorities and ensuring meetings, communications and governance processes run smoothly and efficiently.
• Providing proactive executive support to senior leaders, including complex diary, inbox and meeting management.
• Preparing high-quality agendas, reports, presentations, briefing papers and correspondence.
• Coordinating Board, committee and leadership meetings, including minute taking and action tracking.
• Supporting governance processes and maintaining accurate records and documentation.
• Organising stakeholder meetings, events and leadership activities while building strong collaborative relationships across the organisation.
• Supporting organisational projects and continuous improvement.

What will you be good at?

• Significant experience in an Executive Assistant, PA or senior administrative support role.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong experience supporting senior meetings, including minute taking and action management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative and relationship-focused approach.
• Confidence using Microsoft 365, including Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
• The ability to work independently, use initiative and handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
• Experience supporting Boards, Trustees or governance processes would be advantageous, as would experience within healthcare, charity or hospice settings.

Our Values

• Compassionate: Kindness and care for everyone, every day.
• Collaborative: One team, working together for one goal.
• Ambitious: Striving for better, now and into the future.

Why join St Margaret’s Hospice?

You won’t just be joining a fantastic team — you’ll become part of a welcoming, community-minded charity making a real difference every day.

Benefits

• 33 days holiday including bank holidays, rising to 35 days after 1 year and increasing with length of service (pro rata for part-time employees).
• Ability to buy and sell annual leave.
• Pension scheme: NHS employees may be eligible to continue their NHS pension scheme; Non-NHS employees receive 6% employer and 5% employee contributions.
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 GP consultations, wellbeing and health support, confidential counselling, legal, financial and medical advice, expert case management support for employees and families.
• Life assurance cover – 2x salary.
• Health Cash Plan.
• Blue Light Card discounts.
• Enhanced maternity leave.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.
• Free onsite parking at Taunton and Yeovil.
• Opportunities to volunteer and support fundraising initiatives.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.