Executive Assistant to the CEO

We're looking for an experienced Executive Assistant to support our Chairman and CEO, Stephen Leckie. As Chairman & CEO of a £30M business, Stephen takes charge of operating seven hotels from Crieff and the Borders to the West Highlands. In addition, he's Chairman of Visit Scotland and participates at committee level in various other organisations local and national. Stephen is also currently Lord-Lieutenant for Perth and Kinross meaning he is His Majesty the King's personal representative in the area. There is no such thing as a typical day with us, however here's some of the things we think you'll be doing in this role:

• Proactive diary management and organisation for the Leadership team
• Booking all sorts of things like travel, meeting rooms, events, board meetings, entertainment
• Managing personal administration for the CEO
• Working with the leadership team and other key stakeholders to prepare speeches, presentations and briefings for internal and external events (CEO is a board member of several external organisations)
• Capture working action notes and meeting minutes as required e.g. in Board or Leadership meetings
• Managing telephone/email interactions to support the leadership team
• Flexibility is required to be able to travel to any of our 10 sites and for working out with office hours when occasionally required - however base location for this role is flexible if linked to one of our sites
  
  You will undertake both administrative and practical duties. You will therefore be proficient in Microsoft Office, have good organisational skills and a willingness to turn your hand to almost anything. You should also have the confidence and experience to represent Stephen, where necessary, by phone or in person with a wide spectrum of people from team members in the hotel to senior political figures.
Based in Crieff, this role would suit someone with a flexible approach incuding some out of office hours to support events taking place.
• You'll be confident, professional and proactive
• You'll be commercially astute and organisationally savvy
• You'll have a positive 'can-do' attitude
• You'll have excellent Microsoft Packages experience - in particular Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• You'll be technologically savvy in grasping our systems and how to use the information to drive commercial value and a great customer experience
• Outstanding communication skills
• Highly organised individual who works well with last minute amendments/changes
• Works very well under pressure and to demanding deadlines/timescales
• You will have experience of working within a similar role and have "on the job" business experience that has given you a great commercial grounding
• The ideal person will work well with external and internal stakeholders and have a natural ability to anticipate needs while working at pace
• You will thrive within a changeable environment and enjoy multi-tasking
• Display high level of confidentiality, discretion and diplomacy at all times without exception
  
  At Crieff Hydro Family of Hotels, we're all about family. Our seven hotels, located in three stunning Scottish locations, are family-owned and operated. We offer a warm welcome to guests and team members alike, and we believe in creating memories and incorporating our brand values into everything we do. All of our hotels, big and small, offer exceptional food and drink, great beds, and a variety of activities.