Location: Somerset Heritage Centre, Taunton
Hours: 22.2 hours per week
FTE Salary: £33,926 (Pro Rata)
Contract: Permanent

Join the South West Heritage Trust as our Executive Assistant!

Are you a highly organised professional with exceptional communication skills? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment, providing crucial support to senior leadership? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

The South West Heritage Trust is looking for an Executive Assistant to provide high-level administrative support to the CEO, Leadership Team, and wider organisation. This pivotal role is key to maintaining organisational efficiency, facilitating communication, and fostering relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

What We're Looking For:

•Managing schedules, organising meetings and preparing documents for senior leadership.

•Drafting, proofreading, and refining correspondence, reports and presentations.

•Coordinating multiple tasks and projects while balancing priorities.

•Facilitating meetings, including those with trustees and following up on relevant actions.

•Organising travel arrangements and itineraries for the CEO and Leadership Team.

•Assisting in the planning and execution of internal and external events.

•Acting as a liaison for key stakeholders, including donors and community partners.

•Managing customer and membership data with accuracy and confidentiality.

•Supporting the administration of the Trust’s Supporters Scheme and volunteering programme.

The South West Heritage Trust is an independent charity which provides heritage services across Somerset and Devon. We are committed to building an organisation as diverse as the communities we serve. Your application for this role will be welcomed whatever your background and regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage or civil partnership.

If you have any questions regarding the role or application process, please contact Ann Bradford, HR and Governance Manager, at ann.bradford@swheritage.org.uk.

Please complete and upload both the application form and the equal opportunities form using the links provided below. Kindly note that CVs will not be accepted as a substitute for the application form.

Closing Date: 9:00am on Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Interview date: Tuesday, 29 July 2025

Executive Assistant Job Description
Executive Assistant Application Form
Executive Assistant Equal Opportunities Form
Executive Assistant Recruitment Pack