This is an important post to the Directorate team and will work closely with the WCMC CEO. The postholder should be highly approachable and professional with a positive and friendly attitude.

The individual will be dependable even under pressure from competing priorities, unpredictable requests and interruptions. Working well with other colleagues in the Directorate team, the post holder will demonstrate the flexibility to assist other areas of the organisation as needed.

Join us at an exciting time of growth and change in a crucial role within our organisation as Executive Assistant to the WCMC CEO. Our dedicated, professional team includes around 190 scientific and support staff, as well as a continually changing line-up of student interns, collaborating postgraduate candidates and visiting honorary fellows. Our culture is built around innovative collaboration, the Centre is able to adapt quickly and responsively to changing needs for specialist services.

We are driven by our mission and provide a stimulating and supportive work environment that offers our team exposure and access to interesting people and new ideas. Our organizational values reflect our diverse, supportive and welcoming culture and are fundamental in developing and encouraging our success.

The Centre’s staff are passionate, experienced, ambitious and results orientated, providing you with a brilliant opportunity to develop and contribute your own skills. In addition to the training and development opportunities, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including generous pension contributions, enhanced family benefits that offers greatly improved pay for parents taking maternity/shared parental leave/adoption leave/paternity leave.