Index Team Assistant

Company Description

Legal & General is one of Europe’s largest asset managers, providing clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, across public and private markets. As a global investor, we are present where our clients most need us – from Hong Kong and Singapore, to Chicago and major European financial hubs.

Created by combining our investment management (LGIM) and asset origination (LGC) capabilities, our Asset Management division works with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers – which include individual savers, pension scheme members and global institutions – and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

Joining us means becoming part of a market-leading team, with capabilities across the full spectrum of asset classes, with an enduring commitment to responsible investment and creating long-term, sustainable value for our clients and partners.

Job Description

We’re recruiting for an Index Team Assistant to join us. We’re offering a competitive base salary. Working in the Index, ETFs & Systematic Solutions Dept of the Investments division of Legal & General Asset Management. Working within the business management team alongside the PA to the Head of dept, you will provide an Assistant/PA service for diary management support to the Head of Index Solutions and their team, the Head of ETFs and the Head of Index Analytics & Tech along with administrative support to the overall department staff as may be required.

What you’ll be doing:

• Co-ordinating and actively managing stakeholder diaries, anticipating issues, managing priorities and conflicts
• Arranging all meetings in a collaborative manner to ensure optimum use of stakeholders’ time
• Actively managing incoming communications via email, Teams or telephone with general enquiries
• Coordinating travel plans on behalf of stakeholders from Distribution for client investment meetings or pitches as required
• Managing attendance and preparation for meetings and events by providing timely reminders. Greeting and escorting visitors to meeting rooms as may be required.
• Producing and formatting documents, papers, reports and presentations within brand guidelines to meet company standards
• Carrying out general administration tasks as may be required
• Covering for annual leave within the dept and as required for the PAs/TAs within Investments floor.

Qualifications

Who we’re looking for:

• Experience as a Team Assistant or administrative role
• Working knowledge of Microsoft office packages
• Good organisation skills
• Attention to detail

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer: 

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Private medical insurance (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

Additional Information

Legal & General is a leading financial services group and major global investor, named Britain’s Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.

We aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We strive to be open, mindful and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs.

If you’re open to find out more, we’d love to hear from you.

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