Executive Assistant, NCC Group
CPO
2 days a week in office (Spinningfields, Manchester)
Leading cyber security & managed services
Job no longer available
Leading cyber security & managed services
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
2 days a week in office (Spinningfields, Manchester)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help keep their customers safe and secure.
Role
Who you are
- Experience supporting senior executives in fast‑paced, commercially driven environments, ideally with global responsibilities
- Exceptional attention to detail and strong capability in drafting communications, prepare Leadership packs and other documents
- Previous exposure to a PLC environment
- Exceptional organisational, communication, and time‑management skills
- Expertise in managing complex calendars, shifting priorities, and tight deadlines
- Ability to operate across multiple time zones and manage global workflows
- Strong judgement in filtering and prioritising requests
- Absolute discretion and integrity when handling confidential information
- Understanding of corporate governance, NDAs, and legal compliance
- Flexibility to provide ad‑hoc support when the CPO is travelling, including occasional out‑of‑hours availability when required
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an Executive Assistant to partner NCC Group's Chief People Officer (CPO), optimising their productivity by managing complex scheduling, correspondence, and project coordination
- The Executive Assistant will oversee the execution of critical administrative functions, enabling the CPO to focus on high-impact initiatives. Additionally, the role will involve supporting global operations, maintaining confidentiality, and ensuring effective communication across time zones and business units
- Act as a trusted partner to the CPO, managing complex scheduling, forward planning, and high‑volume calendar demands across multiple time zones
- Prioritise and triage incoming communications, ensuring urgent matters are escalated and handled swiftly, ensuring high levels of discretion and confidentiality at all times
- Coordinate intricate international travel itineraries, from flights and accommodation to visas and expenses, delivering seamless, stress‑free experiences, even when plans change at short notice
- Serve as a key contact point between the CPO and both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring clear, timely, and professional communication
- Lead and support projects and events within the People team and wider business units
- Draft, edit, and coordinate People‑related communications, ensuring messages are clear, consistent, and aligned with our culture and tone
- Support the distribution of updates, organisational announcements, and change communications globally
Application process
- If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we would love to hear from you! Click on apply to this job to send us your CV and cover letter and the relevant member of our global talent team will be in touch with you
- We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles
Our take
NCC Group is a global cyber and software resilience businesses that assesses, develops and manages cyber threats. The company operates across multiple sectors, geographies and technologies but with the universal mission of communicating the best ways to keep businesses, software and personal data safe.
As we become more entrenched in the digital age, businesses are more vulnerable to cyber-related risk, and this is where NCC Group comes in. Its services work to make the Internet safer and to change the way that organisations think about cyber security. It continues to build momentum as our society becomes increasingly connected but more uncertain.
NCC Group's role is only set to grow too. As technology evolves and cyber threats become more sophisticated, businesses and individuals will need trusted partners to navigate the risks. NCC Group's expertise, global reach, and proactive approach puts it in a position to help organisations not only respond to threats, but to stay ahead of them.
Steph
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Company
Company HQ
Spinningfields, Manchester, UK
Leadership
Mike Maddison
(Group CEO)Former head of EY’s cyber security, privacy, and trusted technology practice for EMEA. Previously led PwC’s Risk Services practice across the Middle East and before that was head of Deloitte’s cyber security consultancy in EMEA.
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