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The Office of the Chair and College Secretariat is seeking a proactive and professional Executive Assistant to support the work of the Chair of Council and the University Secretary. This fixed term appointment is a maternity cover role, anticipated to be of 11 months duration, with a start date as soon as possible. This key role will provide an effective, efficient, and confidential executive support service to ensure that the Chair of Council and the University Secretary have the information and support required to discharge their responsibilities. Duties will include complex inbox and diary management, committee support and representing King's well to high profile external visitors and partners. This unique opportunity would suit a high performing individual with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities to challenging deadlines. A highly motivated self-starter, with significant executive experience supporting those at board-level or equivalent, you will have keen attention to detail and the ability to operate confidentially, calmly, tactfully, and methodically, in a complex and evolving environment. Executive supportProvide high-level professional executive support to the Chair of Council and to the University Secretary, including end to end schedule coordination, diary management, meeting and travel arrangements and other business requirements. Monitor and act upon incoming correspondence, ensuring responses are relevant and timely. Be a professional first point of contact for colleagues and external contacts, conducting matters with diplomacy, sensitivity, and tact. Receive and host visitors to the Office of the Chair and College Secretariat. Interact with internal and external contacts who require information, signposting and retrieving information as appropriate. Liaise with key groups and individuals from across the Univer

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