Executive Assistant - Chief Finance Officer

Derby College Group (DCG) are recruiting for a highly organised and adaptable Executive Assistant to provide comprehensive support to our Chief Financial Advisor. This role will be based at The Roundhouse and Ilkeston Campus with flexible working across all campuses/home in accordance with business needs. If you would like to visit the site and meet the team before applying, please reach out to hrrecruitment@derby-college.ac.uk; but please note that the College is closed from Friday 20^th December at 5pm, until Monday 6^th January. 

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to proactively manage the diary of the CFO (Chief Financial Officer) Your working days will be varied by undertaking administrative duties, with an involvement in managing meeting cycles, organising college systems and effectively prioritising your workload to ensure smooth operations, whilst maintaining professionalism and confidentiality throughout. An integral part of this role is tracking the College’s supplier contracts for the CFO, which will include tracking approvals and overseeing the storage of them (both physical and electronic).

For a full explanation of the roles and responsibilities, please see the Job Description below.

About You

To be successful in this role, you’ll be great at managing complex electronic diaries, demonstrating independent judgment to prioritise tasks and accommodate shifting priorities. You’ll have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and highly developed interpersonal skills to allow you to build effective working relationships with a range of key stakeholders. You don’t need to have experience in a previous role but is essential that you are computer literate and competent at using the MS Office 365 suite. You’ll have excellent Word skills, be confident using PowerPoint, and will have good capability at using Excel

For a full explanation of the roles and responsibilities, please see the Job Description below.

The Benefits

• Salary of £30,000 per annum
• 34 days holiday (inclusive of 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days where these occur)
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with a 20.5% employer contribution
• Discount at our Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ onsite Little Explorers Nursery
• TOTUM discount card (aka NUS/Student Discount Card) / discounted Tastecard
• Discounts on East Midlands Railway Annual Season Tickets
• Microsoft Office for FREE with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage
• Discount on treatments at SENSI our onsite salon at the Roundhouse
• Flint Bishop Solicitors – free will writing, 1-hour free consultation with family department, 10% discount on Conveyancing services
• Continuous development and progression opportunities
• Free eye tests with Specsavers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace which promotes and values diversity. We welcome all talent irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We ensure that our policies and procedures treat all applicants consistently and fairly during our recruitment process.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, reasonable adjustments, or about the role, please contact us at hrrecruitment@derby-college.ac.uk.

Safeguarding statement

DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.  An online search of the preferred candidate is also completed to help to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the college may need to explore with the candidate further. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

If you require visa sponsorship

Please note that unfortunately, this role is ineligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration points-based immigration system. Applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route. Please consult the Home Office website for further information.

Recruitment Agencies - We have a PSL of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list.

Job Description