Executive Assistant to CEO

Executive Assistant

About Echion

Echion is a world-leading battery materials start-up providing advanced technology to solve some of the biggest challenges in the space of climate change and electrification.

Our products, the Echion XNO® anode materials, enable some of the world’s largest transportation companies to access sustainable batteries with outstanding safety, longevity, and fast-charging capability.

We are looking for like-minded people to join our exciting journey towards a decarbonised world powered by cutting-edge technology. Learn more and check out our 6-min charge battery at www.echiontech.com!

Your Role

We are looking for a great Executive Assistant to support the CEO as the company is entering into new and exciting projects. You will be assisting the CEO in a wide variety of daily tasks ultimately ensuring that the company operations run smoothly.

You will be working in a fun but fast-paced environment, so should be able to work under pressure while still maintaining a positive attitude to people around you. You need to be bright, energetic, and have excellent communication skills. This is a challenging but highly rewarding job that will enable you to make a difference at the highest levels of the company.

The CEO is looking to invest time and effort to create a great long-term working relationship. Your views and input into the company’s work will be valued and expected.

You will:-

• Assist the CEO and Management team with their daily workload
• Liaise and help the CEO communicate with all Echion stakeholders including staff, shareholders, service providers, suppliers, partners and customers
• Perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks
• Manage the CEO’s diary
• Arrange the CEO’s calls, meetings, events and travel
• Prepare meeting minutes and help action meeting outcomes on a rolling basis
• Maintain and organise documents, presentation, databases, folders, etc.
• Keep track of the CEO’s to-do list and manage simple projects
• Work with other administrative staff to ensure company processes run smoothly
• Manage planned team engagement for the company

Your Skills And Experience

We are looking for people with a strong mix of the below:

• At least 3 years office/PA/EA experience
• High attention to detail, efficient and very organised
• Proficiency with MS Office, common cloud-based professional software, and good general IT skills
• Great interpersonal skills
• Excellent communicator, both verbal and written
• Good basic graphic design skills to prepare documents and presentations to professional standards
• Enthusiasm, confidence and a positive attitude
• Ability and willingness to learn new skills – training opportunities will be available

Job Specifics

• Salary £30,000-37,000 per year depending on experience
• Range of company benefits including private health insurance, pension scheme, share incentive scheme, cycle-to-work scheme
• Full time position, Monday to Friday, available as soon as possible
• Part-time will be considered for the right candidate
• Permanent position
• You will be expected to spend at least 3 days a week in our brand-new offices in Sawston, Cambridge, UK
• Ability to commute/relocate: Cambridge, CB22 3FG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £30,000.00-£37,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Cambridge, CB22 3FG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location