Executive Assistant – London

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Here at Marsh, we have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us as a Executive Assistant. The role is based in our UK Advisory practice and will be supporting the UK Leadership team and Advisory colleagues.

As an organised, proactive, and responsive individual, you will ensure their day-to-day work runs smoothly, keeping them organized and providing day-to-day administrative support in the form of inbox management, travel arrangements, calendar management, expense tracking, document preparation and correspondence.

We are looking for an experienced Executive Assistant who will be able to showcase their skills and add value straight away. This role will be offered on a full time and permanent basis and will be London office based with the option to work remotely 1-2 days per week.

What can you expect?

• Join a fantastic organisation where people are our greatest asset.
• Be part of a welcoming culture where people belong and thrive.
• Grow your talent through a variety of career opportunities.
• Add value and work independently with the ability to act on your own initiative and be supported by senior leaders.

What you will be rewarded with?

• Competitive Benefits Package including: 27 days annual leave, up to 4 days flexible bank holidays, excellent pension contributions, private medical cover, life assurance, income protection, employee assistance program, plus a range of flexible benefits including the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year, cycle to work, dental insurance, health assessments plus many more.
• Generous Family Leave including: 6 months paid maternity leave, 4 months paid paternity leave, 6 months paid adoption leave plus shared parental leave options. To help ease the transition when you return to work you will be able to work 8 weeks at 80% of your normal work pattern and receive 100% of your normal salary.

We will rely on you to:

• Provide an effective and responsive administrative service to the UK Advisory Leadership Team and the Managing Directors.
• Maintain and manage a busy diary, organising internal and external appointments considering current priorities, global time zones and the need for focus time.
• Be able to prioritise, particularly when it comes to putting together executives’ calendar and determining the importance of various tasks, meetings, and assignments. 
• Monitor inbox, responding to emails where appropriate, flagging them for later discussion.
• Coordinate and arrange business trips including meeting itineraries, flights and accommodation.
• Liaise with internal and external colleagues and clients across the UK and internationally.
• Reconcile expense claims and credit card statements.
• Act as a ‘gate keeper’ to ensure non-essential tasks are given low priority.
• Planning client meetings and events and/or coordinating with event planners.
• Undertaking ad-hoc projects

What you need to have: 

• Experience working in a similar Executive Assistant role which demonstrates your ability to multi-task, organise and prioritise effectively.
• Ability to plan and organise self and others.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines maintain high levels of confidentiality.
• Strong written and verbal English language skills are essential.
• Sound knowledge of I.T. especially MS Outlook, Teams and Zoom
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships.
• Maintain high levels of confidentiality.

What makes you stand out:

• Experience working within the insurance and financial services industry.

About Marsh McLennan

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The Company’s more than 85,000 colleagues advise clients in over 130 countries. With annual revenue of $23 billion, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses. Marsh provides data-driven risk advisory services and insurance solutions to commercial and consumer clients. Guy Carpenter develops advanced risk, reinsurance and capital strategies that help clients grow profitably and pursue emerging opportunities. Mercer delivers advice and technology-driven solutions that help organizations redefine the world of work, reshape retirement and investment outcomes, and unlock health and wellbeing for a changing workforce. Oliver Wyman serves as a critical strategic, economic and brand advisor to private sector and governmental clients. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [email protected].

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