About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

05

The Role: Executive/Administrative Assistant, London 

The Team: 

We are seeking an organised Administrative Assistant to provide full support as part of the administrative team supporting the EMEA OneCommercial Group. This will include the Head of EMEA Sales, a member of the Global Commercial Ratings Management Team. 

The Impact: 

We are looking for a self-driven, well-organized person who works well within a team environment and is able to interact excellently both internally with work colleagues and externally with clients. 

The role will work alongside two other EA’s who directly support the Global Chief Commercial Officer, Global Head of Market Outreach, and Global Head of Marketing. Working as a trio and in partnership together, all EA’s will provide broad administrative support to the EMEA OneCommercial team as required. 

What’s in it for you:  

This is an opportunity for a motivated individual with great communication skills. You will become an integral member of the group responsible for helping the team to execute sales activities with key SPGR stakeholders including issuers, intermediaries and investors. 

Responsibilities:  

Organisation:

• Co-ordinating individual and group diaries using Outlook. 
• Liaising with clients, advisors and other departments internally and externally to arrange meetings, teleconferences, booking rooms. Working with different time zones. 
• Recording annual leave, personal days, lieu days and sickness for the team; ensuring that all records are up to date on Workday (cloud-based software). 

Administration 

• Supporting and working closely with colleagues, to ensure that there is administrative support at all times across EMEA OneCommercial. 
• Booking travel and arranging accommodation and transfers for client meetings / conferences/seminars etc, ensuring the best price is always obtained and that meet the travel policy guidelines. 
• Preparing correspondence, tasks/projects and presentations as required. 
• Dealing with both internal and external telephone calls and queries in a professional, customer service-oriented manner. 
• Monitoring shared mailboxes, responding to queries and allocating to the relevant person or department. 
• Monthly reconciliation of all expenses, ensuring completion before the cut-off date. 
• Any other duties as may be deemed necessary to support the activities of the group. 

What We’re Looking For: 

• Previous administrative experience supporting a large department or team and senior leaders. 
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written), plus a good standard of business writing and grammar. 
• The successful incumbent should be fluent in English, with other languages being a plus. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a professional phone manner and demeanor 
• Must be a self-starter, able to work in a fast-paced team environment and flexible enough to work on projects and additional tasks as required. 
• Must demonstrate ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands across a large team.
• Must have high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations 
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint. In addition, previous experience of using Salesforce would be an advantage.

About S&P Global Ratings

At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions.

S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/ratings

What’s In It For You?

Our Purpose:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

Our People:

We’re more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we’re able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.

From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world’s leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include: 

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Inclusive Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

S&P Global has a Securities Disclosure and Trading Policy (“the Policy”) that seeks to mitigate conflicts of interest by monitoring and placing restrictions on personal securities holding and trading. The Policy is designed to promote compliance with global regulations. In some Divisions, pursuant to the Policy’s requirements, candidates at S&P Global may be asked to disclose securities holdings. Some roles may include a trading prohibition and remediation of positions when there is an effective or potential conflict of interest. Employment at S&P Global is contingent upon compliance with the Policy. 

Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. 

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: [email protected] and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.  

US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law. Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision – https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf

50 – Administrative Support (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), CORSVC503 – Entry Administrative Support (EEO Job Group)

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