• Job Description

  Req#: R-152502

  Executive Assistant – Salary up to £65,000

  Closing date - Sunday 4th May

  An exciting opportunity has become available for an Executive Assistant to our Insurance, Wealth and Retirement (IWR) Chief Risk Officer!

  The role will be part of our One Risk EA community, and the successful candidate will be expected to support our EA network within Risk, including providing holiday cover for our Group CRO’s EA and other EAs as required.

  Due to the nature of this role, we will require flexibility of office presence in London up to 4 days a week as per business needs.

  A bit about the job:

  In this exciting role, you will be working closely with IWR Chief Risk Officer and IWR Enterprise Risk Director, as well as their supporting teams, and must be comfortable building a rapport quickly to ensure good working relationships.

  Working in a close-knit team, you will handle schedules, co-ordinate and attend certain meetings, prepare reports, lead on department wide communications, and be a key point of contact within IWR Risk, all whilst maintaining a high degree of professionalism, confidentiality, and efficiency. This role will ensure that the Directors have the right personal support in prioritising their departments and fulfilling their obligations in respect of reporting, performance and business planning to Executive teams, Boards and Committees.

  The role supports a wheelchair user and so will need to make meeting, travel and accommodation arrangements in line with their requirements.

  The position holder must be flexible, organised, able to prioritise work and be confident working under pressure. You will be career-minded with the ability to multi-task and certainly an excellent teammate, working closely with other EAs and operational leads in your business area.

  Skills and experience we’re looking for:

  • Substantial experience as a personal / executive assistant to executive level stakeholders, partnered with excellent stakeholder management and relationship building skills.
  • Previous experience working for a FTSE 100/250 business, highly desired to be within the the Financial Services sector.
  • Excellent organisation and time management abilities, skilled in using, maintaining, and developing administrative systems, including shared mailboxes.
  • Confident in providing organisational and administrative services for senior leadership team, boards, and committees.
  • Be prepared to undertake other business activities required to support executive leaders and their teams, e.g. agenda planning, actions tracking and leading on the organisation of leaders’ events.

  What you’ll get for this role:

  Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

  • Starting salary up to £65,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
  • Bonus opportunity - 8% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
  • Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
  • 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
  • Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
  • Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
  • Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
  • Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
  • Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
  • We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

  Take a look to learn more. Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be.

  Aviva is for everyone:

  We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

  We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

  To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here

  We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

  We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Alannah Burgess a call on 07391381173 or send an email to alannah.burgess1@aviva.com.

• About the company

  We’re here to protect our 33 million customers from life’s unexpected twists and turns – freeing them from fear of uncertainty. We are one of only a few insurance companies in the world that can provide customers with life, general and health insurance, and asset management in one place – a composite insurer. And we have a unique competitive advantage. Whether we’re protecting them from everyday risks or helping them to save for the future, we put customers at the heart of all we do – creating a bright and sustainable future for our customers, employees and our communities.

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