Executive Assistant, Risk and Corporate Strategy 12m FTC

About BII

British International Investment (BII) is the UK’s leading development finance institution, wholly owned by the UK Government. Our primary mission is to address global development challenges through strategic investments that promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth.

BII focuses on catalysing economic development, creating jobs, and building resilient economies in some of the world's most complex and underserved markets. We invest in businesses and projects that prioritise inclusive development, environmental sustainability, and innovation.

Our approach is characterised by rigorous investment standards, high governance principles, and a commitment to delivering measurable development impact. Our team consists of highly skilled and passionate professionals dedicated to making a tangible difference globally.

We foster a collaborative and intellectually stimulating work environment that values curiosity, innovation, and professional growth. Our culture balances high performance with a strong emphasis on wellbeing, ensuring our employees can achieve their full potential while contributing to our mission.

BII at a glance:

Over 75 years supporting sustainable business growth in developing and emerging markets

More than £9.9 billion in net assets

1,600+ businesses invested in

950,000+ workers in the businesses we support

650+ people in our diverse global team

3 key development objectives: Productive | Sustainable | Inclusive

Team and role overview

Purpose

The Executive Assistant (EA) will support the Chief Risk Officer (CRO), 2 additional Risk Team Directors and the Head of Corporate Strategy.  Work for the CRO, Risk Directors and Head of Corporate Strategy will include extensive and complex diary management as well as travel management, expenses, coordination and preparation of team meeting agendas, minute taking and other administrative duties. 

The Executive Assistant will also provide business support to the Director, Team Head of Corporate Strategy.  Support will include complex diary management along with some travel and administrative duties for the team. 

Responsibilities

Responsibilities will be based on relative experiences and workloads and include the following:

• Full EA support required for the Chief Risk Officer, which comprises extensive and proactive diary management, organise complex travel and monthly expenses.
• Provide EA support to two other Risk Directors and Head of Corporate Strategy.
• Represent both Teams with professionalism, a calm demeanour and poise.
• Exposure to highly confidential and sensitive information. A demonstrable attitude with a high degree of discretion is required. Confidentiality is imperative. 
• Manage all internal and external meetings and calls in Microsoft Outlook to capture all time zones, prioritising and re-arranging where necessary.
• Work with broader leadership team, coordinate and help set agendas, meetings, events and follow up with actions and outcomes as required.
• Fully understand the priorities of the CRO Office and Corporate Strategy teams and be the ambassador to the organisation when interacting both internally and externally with key contacts.
• Ownership of Team Sydney page, ensuring it is up to date and relevant. Ensuring that changes are in line with agreed conceptual format.
• Other ad-hoc administrative duties as required, such as settle new starters, support their onboarding and arranging team external and internal events.
• Responsible for coordinating attendance to Board, ExCo and RiskCo meetings as well as other internal/external committee meetings, forums and working groups.
• Responsible for ensuring teams are aware of upcoming Committee meetings in the diaries to better assist with reporting
• Coordination of the IC observer rota, ensuring observers are allocated weekly IC’s and ensuring chairs of the debrief calls are aware
• Coordinate closely with the Impact BST members as well as the wider BST, attending and positively contributing to meetings.

Background, skills, aptitude

Essential;

• Advanced diary management skills.
• Excellent organisational skills and high attention to detail.
• Exemplary confidentiality and discretion skills when exposed to highly sensitive company information and data.
• Outstanding speed and accuracy in producing documents and emails to ensure tasks are delivered on time.
• Advanced ability to manage complex travel and visa application processing for multiple geographies that may change at short notice.
• Exemplary judgement and discretion when highlighting priorities for leadership.
• Uses initiative to proactively handle tasks that ensures progress is maintained.
• Excellent communication skills and high level of spoken and written English.
• Ability to work under pressure and an understanding of the importance of prioritising work and seeking assistance from colleagues when necessary.
• Confident, proactive, cheerful and resourceful team-player both for immediate team and wider BST.
• Sensitive to the culture diversity within BII and its investees/ investment geographies.
• Experience in supporting multiple senior leadership team members.

 Technical Skill

• Competent in Microsoft Outlook, TEAMS, Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• Familiar using AI tools to enhance efficiency and productivity
• Confident handling video conference technologies (Zoom/TEAMS)
• Proven experience in managing travel booking processes
• Proven experience submitting accurate expense/invoice claims and data (Concur experience desirable)

Candidates should be strongly motivated by BII’s development mission and ideally demonstrate some commitment to development or social goals through previous executive or non-executive activity.

Our cultural values

We look for team members who aspire, as we do, to work at our best and to be:

• Impact-led, commercially rigorous
• Tenacious in the face of challenges
• Collaborative and caring

British International Investment is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background. 

Please provide a cover letter with your application

Salary: Competitive