Executive Assistant (Maternity Cover)

Interview Date: Tuesday 1st April 2025

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.

The Executive Office provides strategic support and executive assistance to our senior leadership at the heart of a leading global university.  

We are seeking to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced Executive Assistant as a maternity cover to provide comprehensive executive support to our Director, Professor Liam Smeeth. 

You will manage the Director’s professional schedule, correspondence and international travel, as well as manage and support a range of projects. You must be highly experienced in executive support, including the ability to effectively manage complex itinerary in multiple global locations and have a good understanding of the national and global environments the Executive works in. 

You should hold an undergraduate qualification at Higher Education level, or equivalent and extensive experience of supporting a senior executive. You should be highly organised with the ability to plan, prioritise, multi-task and work to deadlines in a fast-paced environment. You will be self-motivated, innovative, and have a strong work ethic. You will demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and be able to command the trust and confidence of a range of stakeholders including external and senior stakeholders. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full time 35 hours per week, 1 FTE and fixed-term for 1 year.

The salary will be on the Professional Services salary scale, Grade 5 in the range £39,182 - £44,847 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service.  Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London.

Applications should be made on-line by clicking the 'Apply' button, above.

Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date.

Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk. 

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable. 

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.

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