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Carnall Farrar

Executive Assistant to Managing Partner

LondonPermanentHybridFull-TimeSenior

Updated 4 days ago

Description

About us
We are a leading consultancy with a purpose to make an enduring impact on health and healthcare. We work with leaders and frontline teams to improve health, transform healthcare, drive adoption of innovation and create value through investment. Our consultancy serves the entire healthcare sector, from payors and providers of care, to life science companies, health tech and sector suppliers and health investors. We provide end-to-end services, from strategy through implementation, accelerated by data, digital and AI.

About the role
This is a high-impact, highly trusted role at the heart of the business, supporting the Managing Partner to operate at their absolute best. You will act as a true partner, not just an assistant, someone who can anticipate needs, stay several steps ahead, and bring structure, clarity and calm to a fast-paced and often shifting environment. With a high volume of competing priorities, success in this role comes from your ability to think strategically, manage complexity, and ensure the Managing Partner is consistently set up for success.

At its core, the role is about precision, foresight and influence. You will take ownership of the Managing Partner’s time, carefully curating a schedule that balances client delivery, business development and leadership responsibilities. You will also play a key role in supporting client relationships and business development, maintaining accurate records, leveraging CRM insights, and ensuring seamless follow-up from meetings and engagements.

This role also requires a high degree of emotional intelligence and adaptability. The Managing Partner has recently been diagnosed with ADHD, so bringing structure, patience and empathy is essential. You will help design and embed ways of working that enable them to thrive, creating clarity, maintaining momentum, and ensuring effective communication across their network.

Responsibilities
The requirements, responsibilities and duties of the role will include, but are not limited to:
  • Support the Managing Partner in managing his team meetings and priorities, scheduling meetings, booking rooms, contributing to agendas and taking actions/ minutes
  • Manage and maintain the Managing Partner’s schedules and appointments making use of agreed priorities and principles to plan far ahead
  • Meticulous planning of travel arrangements (including international flights, hotels, and visas)
  • Manage email and LinkedIn inboxes, ensuring timely responses and drafting communications
  • Work closely with the business development teams to support core business development opportunities using CRM logs
  • Organise steering groups for practices, including scheduling, commissioning papers and coordinating content
  • Work with the MP and marketing team to guarantee his social media commitments profile and plans are delivered
  • Source appropriate venues and make reservations for work and personal requirements
  • Manage purchases, invoices and expenses ensuring they are coded to the appropriate budget

Requirements
  • Educated to degree level or with equivalent experience
  • Previous experience in professional services environment within an executive assistant capacity
  • Experience supporting at c-suite level with personal work
  • Exceptional diary management and organisational skills
  • A passion for data and interpreting data to make a Partner successful
  • Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Suite including Outlook and LinkedIn
  • Interest in healthcare and making a social impact

Flexible working
Our default is to work in person with our clients, but we also support remote working. Team members can work from home one day per week as standard, and we offer an additional 44 remote working days per year. Office hours are flexible within our core hours of 10am–4pm.

Benefits
  • Generous holiday allowance (minimum of 25 days)
  • Strong employer pension contribution
  • Enhanced family leave, income and life protection
  • Comprehensive wellbeing and employee assistance programme
  • Interest-free loans and travel support