Executive Assistant
full-time•Coventry
About this role
<p>Are you an enthusiastic, proactive, and passionate professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment? Do you love being the go-to person who keeps everything running smoothly? If so, we’d love to hear from you!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;">At Stonewater, we’re looking for an <strong>Executive Assistant</strong> to support our Chief Officer (interim Group Director for Development) and play a key role in the successful operation of our Development Directorate. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, challenge, and making a real impact.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><strong>What you’ll do:</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><strong> </strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;">In this role, you’ll be the organisational powerhouse behind the Chief Officer’s diary, meetings, and communications, ensuring every detail is managed with precision. You’ll take ownership of coordinating high-profile events, stakeholder meetings, and away days, making sure everything runs seamlessly and leaves a lasting impression.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;">You’ll also research, prepare, and present key information to support strategic projects, helping to drive forward initiatives that shape our communities. Building strong relationships across the organisation and with external partners will be central to your success, as will your ability to bring creativity and accuracy to everything from drafting communications to managing complex schedules.</p><hr><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><strong>What we’re looking for:</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><strong> </strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><p>Proven experience working directly for an Executive (one-to-one) or any levels above</p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><p>Experience working within a development and/or construction sector (desirable).</p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><p>Excellent knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office 365 applications; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, CoPilot, Teams.</p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><p>Experience of event and project management.</p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><p>Experience of minute taking, report writing and action-tracking.</p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><p>High levels of accuracy, organisation, prioritisation, and problem-solving skills.</p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><p>Experience of working on own initiative.</p></li></ul><hr><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><strong>Why join us?</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><strong> </strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;">You’ll be part of a dynamic team where your ideas and energy make a difference. We value enthusiasm, initiative, and a commitment to doing things brilliantly. In return, we offer a supportive environment, opportunities for development, and the chance to work on projects that shape communities nationwide.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;">Appointment to this role will be subject to satisfactory references and possession of a valid Right to Work document.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><strong> </strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><strong>Discover Stonewater:</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;">Stonewater is a leading housing provider. We manage around 40,000 homes, serving 93,000 customers across our portfolio of affordable properties for general rent, shared ownership and sale, alongside specialist accommodation, with an ambitious house-building programme.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;">Our mission is to provide quality homes and services for people whose needs are not met by the open market.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;">We’re looking for like-minded people to join our team of over 900 talented colleagues who embody our values of being ethical, ambitious, passionate, agile and commercial, as well as people who want to make a difference and transform people’s lives.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;">We are a Disability Confident Employer and working towards accreditation for becoming a Disability Confident Leader, which allows us to record and report on disability, mental health and wellbeing in the workplace to better support our colleagues. We have also achieved accreditation for being an Advanced Employer for Investing in Ethnicity Maturity Matrix. We are committed to being a Menopause Friendly employer and working towards accreditation our Menopause Friendly accreditation.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><em> </em></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><em>Are you ready to </em><strong><em>#DiscoverStonewater?</em></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><strong>Stonewater reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.</strong></p>
What you'll do
- The Executive Assistant will manage the Chief Officer’s diary, meetings, and communications while coordinating high-profile events and stakeholder meetings. They will also research and present key information to support strategic projects.
About Stonewater
Stonewater is one of the UK’s largest social housing providers, dedicated to creating places that people can truly call home. With 40,000 homes, we proudly serve more than 93,000 customers from diverse backgrounds across the country.
At the core of our mission as a registered social landlord is the commitment to safe, affordable housing for people of all ages and backgrounds. Guided by our Vision -that everyone should have the opportunity to have a place that they can call home -we offer homes for rent, shared ownership, and purchase. Our specialised services include retirement and supported living schemes for older and vulnerable people, safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community, domestic abuse refuges, and young people’s foyers.
Our approach is rooted in becoming a truly customer-driven organisation, building relationships founded on respect, honesty, transparency, and a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Stonewater has an annual turnover of £306 million and fixed assets of £3.1 billion. The organisation continues to hold a strong credit rating from S&P Global Ratings, alongside G1 and V2 gradings from the Regulator of Social Housing, together with a C2 grading for consumer standards.
As part of the Stonewater Group, encompassing both commercial and not-for-profit subsidiaries, we engage in a range of commercial activities to fuel our mission of providing homes for those who need them most. Stonewater is more than a housing provider—we’re building foundations for futures.
For more information, visit our website at www.stonewater.org
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What does a Executive Assistant do at Stonewater?
As a Executive Assistant at Stonewater, you will: the Executive Assistant will manage the Chief Officer’s diary, meetings, and communications while coordinating high-profile events and stakeholder meetings. They will also research and present key information to support strategic projects..
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The Executive Assistant position at Stonewater is based in Coventry, England, United Kingdom. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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