Who are we?
Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 24,000 employees spanning over 56 countries.
People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.
Personal Assistant to the CCO EMEA
(10 months FTC)
Who are we?
Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. We’re experts helping clients adapt and thrive in a changing world. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mind-set, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 23,000 employees and spanning 56 countries.
We have always been employee-owned and driven by entrepreneurial spirit. Right from the beginning, we’ve focused on employing talented individuals and empowering them to make a real difference to the company, whilst building successful and fulfilling careers at the same time. Simply put, we hire talented specialists and give them what they need to make a difference for clients. Always have, always will.
People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down disappointed head-hunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work/life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.
What we’re looking for
This is an exciting role providing operational support for our Chief Commercial Officer, EMEA. The role will be a fixed term contract maternity cover for the period of 1 December 2026 to 30 September 2027.
The primary aim of the role is providing administrative support to the CCO along with ad hoc matters. As the individual will handle confidential information from a number of sources, the successful role holder should be discrete and able to communicate with a diplomatic manner.
The CCO is London based and it is expected that the role will be most successful through hybrid working with about two days+ per week in the office.
You will thrive in this role if you are extremely organised, with excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to form relationships quickly.
The role requires outstanding IT skills, including MS Office products such as Excel, PowerPoint and Word, as well as the use of AI agents such as Copilot, Claude and/or Chat GPT which the business will provide you with.
Additionally, you will be confident and able to take the initiative coupled with excellent time management skills. The ability to adapt priorities to meet deadlines and constantly changing demands are essential, as are accuracy and attention to detail. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing team.
What you’ll be doing
- Diary management and proactive time management of competing requests
- Booking of travel and arranging logistics internationally and in the UK
- Arranging lunches, dinners and team events
- Booking meeting rooms & organising catering internally, both for the UK office as well as abroad
- As required – providing administrative support including but not limited to formatting documents, reports and committee packs along with help in the preparation and organisation of business meetings
- Assisting the CCO with tracking actions and meeting reporting deadlines
- Respond appropriately to urgent issues as they arise
- Handling confidential information in a discrete, sensitive and diplomatic manner
- Collaborate with the wider team of EAs and PAs looking after members of the EMEA leadership team
What qualifications we’re looking for
- A minimum of two years’ experience in a similar role
- Strong social skills
- confident and able to create a positive impression
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work effectively within a team
- Pragmatic and confident with a ‘can do’ attitude
- Strong attention to detail and great prioritisation and organisational skills
- Understand the importance of maintaining confidentiality and discretion at all
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