We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Executive Assistant & Project Manager to join our team. The role will be responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of various projects. Working closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, and stakeholders, to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet the required quality standards.

Key responsibilities:

Executive Assistant

• Providing executive assistance to the Managing Director, Commercial Director and Head of Risk & Compliance
• Diary management - organising meetings & appointments
• Travel organisations
• Reminding the Executive team of important tasks and deadlines
• Stakeholder management both internally and externally
• Preparation, proof-reading and formatting of documents
• General administrative tasks including minute taking

Project management:

• Project planning: Defining project scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Project execution: Coordinate and manage project activities, ensuring that tasks are assigned, deadlines are met, and resources are allocated effectively. Monitor project progress, track milestones, and communicate updates to stakeholders.
• Team Management: Lead and motivate project teams, including cross functional teams, to achieve project goals.
• Budget Management: Develop and manage project budgets, tracking expenses, and ensuring that projects are delivered within the allocated budget.
• Risk Management: Identify and assess project risks, develop risk mitigation strategies, and monitor risk throughout the project lifecycle.
• Quality Control: Ensure that project deliverables meet the required quality standards.
• Project Documentation: Maintain accurate project documentation, including project plans, progress reports, meeting minutes, and change requests. Ensure that project documentation is up to date and available to relevant stakeholders.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to handle multiple projects at one time
• Highly motivated and driven to push through projects from start to finish
• Proactive and being ahead of the game as well as being a real problem solver
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Discretion & trustworthiness
• Tact and diplomacy
• Real team player with a muck in attitude
• Ability to make good judgement decisions
• Excellent IT skills with the ability to pick up things quickly
• Previous experience in a similar role
• Project Management qualification such as Prince2 - desirable 
• 2 years + experience in a similar role 

Benefits of working here:

• Starting salary Competitive 
• Hours (36.15) Monday-Friday between 9am-5pm
• Contract Permanent
• Target Professional Services is an Employee Ownership trust - you will become a beneficiary after 12 months employment.
• Annual bonus eligible after 12 months service
• Supportive & friendly team to help you develop in the role.
• Auto enrolment pension
• Growing business with opportunity for career progression
• Two Company paid volunteer days per year.
• Employee Assistance Program  
• Perkbox employee discount scheme 
• Company paid social events throughout the year.
• Birthday, work anniversary and Christmas gift vouchers 

Target Professional Services are market leading global tracing and data verification specialists. We have provided innovative services to the pension and finance sector for 35 years. We became an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) in 2022.  An EOT allows employees to become a beneficiary of the business after 12 months employment. 

Our company values - Respect, Passion, Integrity, and Innovation underpin everything we do.  Our culture is supportive and friendly with good opportunities for career progression and personal development.

Our Vision - "Everyone connected to their pensions and savings. Securely, confidently, globally" 

Our Mission - "By applying a unique blend of technology and customer focus, we provide agile solutions that deliver accurate data to the pensions and savings sector globally"