Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant to the Chief Revenue Officer

Location: This role is predominantly remote, but occasional travel to the office for meetings is required

Job type: Full time, permanent

Salary: From £32,000 per year, depending on experience

Contracted hours: 40h per week

Why You’ll Love Working with Us

At Tops Day Nurseries, we believe in rewarding our team for their hard work and dedication. Here are some of the fantastic benefits you’ll enjoy as part of our family:

Annual Bonus Scheme: As an Employee-Owned Company, you’ll share in our success. Each May, you’ll have the opportunity to receive a bonus from our profit shares.

Childcare Discount: Enjoy up to 60% off childcare within Tops Day Nurseries, making it easier for you to balance work and family life.

Flexible Working Options: Make the Most of Your Time Off with Compressed Hours. By working compressed hours, you could gain up to 48 extra days off per year. Alternatively, if you work nine days over a two-week period, you’ll receive up to 24 additional days off annually. And that’s in addition to your standard holiday allowance!

Proud to be a World’s Happiest Workplace: Tops Day Nurseries has been officially certified as a World’s Happiest Workplace for 2025, recognising our commitment to employee well-being, career growth, and a positive workplace culture.

Holiday Allowance: We all need time to rest, reset and enjoy the moments that matter most. That’s why you’ll receive 28 days of annual leave each year to relax and spend time doing what you love.

And because we know how important it is to look after you, you’ll also receive 2 extra days:

• One to celebrate your birthday – or another day that’s special to you
• And a Wellbeing Day, just for you, to take a pause, recharge, and focus on what makes you feel good.

That’s a total of 30 days off each year – because you deserve it.

Employee Recognition: Access to the Blue Light Card, offering exclusive discounts and savings at thousands of retailers, restaurants, and attractions.

Employee Recognition Platform: Access our reward and recognition platform, Each Person, for Gym discounts, Cycle2Work benefits, GP on demand, Cinema deals, Diesel Savings Card, and cashback on your favourite supermarkets and high street retailers. We also use Each person to celebrate employee of the month!

Health and Wellbeing Support: We’ve got you covered with NHS Prescription Charges, Optical Care, and Dental Treatment.

Career Development: We’re committed to your growth and offer fantastic opportunities for career advancement.

Support Growth and Strategy at Tops Day Nurseries and Aspire Training Team!

Are you a highly organised individual with experience in a personal or executive assistant role? Are you confident managing competing priorities, working across departments, and supporting a busy executive? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

We are seeking an Executive Assistant to the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) to play a vital role in supporting a broad range of functions including project coordination, data reporting, administration, and cross-departmental collaboration. This is a dynamic and varied role, ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can confidently juggle tasks, manage diaries, and follow through on complex action plans.

What You’ll Do

Your primary responsibility will be to support the Chief Revenue Officer in a variety of business-critical areas. You’ll be expected to confidently pick up tasks, manage communications, and keep things running smoothly across the CRO’s remit, which includes sales, marketing, recruitment, and expansion.

Key areas you’ll support:

Administrative & Executive Support:

• Provide day-to-day administrative support including calendar and inbox management.
• Manage key documents and correspondence, ensuring timely responses and follow-up.
• Help prioritise incoming requests and coordinate across multiple departments on behalf of the CRO.

Project Coordination:

• Track and support ongoing projects, helping manage timelines, actions, and deliverables.
• Monitor progress and follow up with team members to ensure deadlines are met.
• Assist in planning and setting up meetings, agendas, and action logs.

Data & Reporting:

• Support in gathering and processing data related to revenue, recruitment, and marketing.
• Use Excel (pivot tables, formulas, etc.) to create and update performance reports.
• Help turn data into basic dashboards or summaries that inform decision-making.

Research & Expansion Support:

• Assist with research into potential new nursery locations.
• Support in pulling together demographic and market data for feasibility reports.
• Help coordinate communications between the CRO and external partners (e.g. real estate agents, consultants).

Internal Coordination:

• Act as a point of contact across departments to ensure the CRO’s objectives and timelines are aligned.
• Maintain and update action plans across departments.
• Support with preparing internal documents, reports, and presentations.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience in a Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant, or Business Support role.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams at once.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence in handling sensitive information and acting with discretion.
• Advanced Excel skills (e.g. VLOOKUP, pivot tables, data analysis).
• Ability to work independently, with a proactive and solutions-focused mindset.
• Familiarity with project management tools and CRM systems (advantageous but not essential).
• Ability to grasp new concepts quickly and support the executive across diverse responsibilities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a high-impact support role, helping drive the success of a leading childcare and training organisation. If you’re ready to grow your EA career while supporting strategic projects and executive priorities, apply today!

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