Executive Assistant - Fixed Term Contract

Job Title: Executive Assistant This is a Fixed term Contract role for 24 months that offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact while gaining valuable experience.   Job Purpose: To provide efficient and comprehensive executive, secretarial and administrative support to the SVP Head of Audit & Assurance(A&A) and the global A&A team. The role supports the effective operation of A&A across locations, including senior A&A leaders and colleagues in the US, UK, Europe and Singapore.   Responsibilities: • Provide comprehensive and proactive diary management for the SVP Head of Audit & Assurance, scheduling, coordinating and monitoring appointments to optimise priorities and use of time. • Provide proactive diary and stakeholder-meeting support for senior A&A leaders across locations, including VPs, and coordinate recurring meetings such as Stakeholder meetings and meetings with their teams and direct reports. • Understanding of concepts and methodology of work performed to deal with issues for the manager and in manager’s absence using initiative and knowledge to bring resolution. • Monitor manager’s inbox and deal with incoming and outgoing correspondence in a proactive and timely manner, as required. • Be competent in various company systems (e.g. CERPS/Fiori) to prepare and submit expense reports for designated A&A leaders and provide expense support to other colleagues when required. • Co-ordinate international travel as required including preparation of itineraries and collation of documentation. Support visa applications, passport renewals and other travel documentation and ensure travel vaccination guidelines are met for SVP and VPs as required. • Organise logistics for various meetings (visitors, catering, etc.), conferences and events whilst adhering to the meetings policies, collaborating closely with internal/external parties. • Plan and coordinate A&A team events across locations, including Together Days, holiday events and regional activities supporting A&A Week. • Provide administrative and logistical support for external conferences attended or led by A&A colleagues. • Maintain all A&A email distribution lists and coordination/rotos, for A&A Connect meetings; confirm upcoming sessions and arrange replacement facilitators where required. • Provide ad hoc support to the A&A team as requested, including assistance with procedures and logistics. • Act as a point of contact for A&A colleagues and the wider EA/administrative community, providing practical support and troubleshooting company systems, including raising service calls on colleagues’ behalf where appropriate. • Undertake ad hoc reports/projects as required and may provide project leadership for department initiatives. • Provide flexible support to the global A&A team across locations and time zones, including the US, UK, Europe and Singapore, as required.   Basic Qualifications: • Experience providing organisational and administrative support, including prioritising and coordinating work for multiple senior stakeholders across locations and time zones. • Experience troubleshooting issues, navigating company systems, and maintaining continuity of support across global teams. Preferred Qualifications: • A willingness to work flexibly and to go beyond to provide support to the team. • Excellent collaborator with strong relationships across the EA community • Strong relationship builder and team player • Proactive thinker and self-starter. • Comfortable in collaborating with all levels of the organisation, with high level of awareness of interdepartmental relationships. Work Arrangement • This role offers a hybrid working model, with a mix of on-site and remote work. #GSK-LI Skills Business Application Support, Customer Servic