Executive Assistant to the President and CEO

Executive Assistant to the President and Chief Executive Officer

Salary: £42,343 p.a.

Location: Hybrid Working – Remote / London

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Executive Assistant to provide dedicated support to the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

This is a pivotal role at the heart of the College, providing confidential, high-level executive support that enables the President and CEO to focus on leading the College and delivering its strategic priorities. You will be a trusted partner, managing complex schedules, coordinating key activities, and acting as a central point of contact for a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.

Key tasks and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Managing complex diaries, meetings, travel arrangements, and competing priorities on behalf of the President and CEO.
Coordinating correspondence and communications, ensuring timely responses and effective stakeholder engagement.
Preparing agendas, briefing papers, presentations, reports and other documentation to support meetings and decision-making.
Monitoring actions and commitments, ensuring follow-up and completion within agreed timescales.
Building strong relationships with senior leaders, members and external partners.
Providing high-quality secretariat and administrative support for leadership meetings, governance activities and key projects.
Identifying opportunities to improve processes, systems and ways of working to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
Upholding the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality at all times.

About You

You will be an experienced Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, or Senior Administrator with a proven track record of providing high-quality support to senior leaders in busy, fast-paced and demanding environments.

Highly organised and adaptable, you will be skilled at managing competing priorities, coordinating complex workloads, and maintaining exceptional attention to detail. You will be a confident communicator who can build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion, and take a proactive, solution-focused approach to your work.

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams, together with the ability to quickly learn new systems, is essential.

The Package

This is a full-time, permanent position with a competitive employee benefits package, which includes (but is not limited to):

26 days of annual leave, plus bank holiday
1 additional paid day of leave for the purpose of celebrating your birthday
Healthcare support through Benenden Health
Up to 12% pension contribution
Hybrid and flexible working
Wellbeing hour once a week
Cycle to work and employee discounts schemes
Training and development opportunities
Access to Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programmes

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your CV and a Cover Letter by Sunday 11 October 2026.

In your cover letter (maximum 500 words), please tell us:

why you are interested in this role;
an example of supporting a senior leader through competing priorities; and
what attracts you to working for the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

Please note that the closing date may be brought forward should we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide individual feedback to external candidates. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted following the closing date.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be resident in the UK at the time of application.

No agencies please.

About the College

The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) is the professional body responsible for the specialty throughout the UK. We are the third largest medical royal college in the UK by membership. With a combined membership of more than 24,000 Fellows and Members, we ensure the quality of patient care by safeguarding standards in the three specialties of anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine.

At RCoA equality, diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our culture so it is important to us that this is reflected in everything that we do. We welcome applications from all individuals irrespective of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, marital status, or parental responsibilities to ensure we actively embrace an inclusive and representative culture that encourages, supports and celebrates our differences