Executive Assistant inLondon Area inLondon Area PUBLISHED 19 SEP 2024

About PureGym

Since our launch in 2009, PureGym has been pioneering the model for high-quality, affordable and flexible fitness. Our mission to inspire healthier nations has led us to become the UK's favourite gym and now an international success story, currently operating across Denmark, Switzerland, the USA, Saudi Arabia and UAE with many more to come!

We are driven by the passionate people of PureGym, who create brilliant environments for our members and the communities we serve. Our unique "Everybody Welcome" approach provides a friendly, warm and welcoming environment for our members and our ambition to double in size over the next few years gives a great opportunity for our teams to grow and accelerate their careers.

With UK expansion plan to double the business, and International growth plans for owned and franchised gyms, the Exec team are moving quickly and with intent. Any great team has the right support in the centre, so to prepare for our next growth phase we are investing in a support team of an Executive Assistant.

The Role

The Executive Assistant will work closely with the business leaders, and provide all support from investor relationship management through to travel and diary management. We are looking for someone who sees the opportunity in being part of the team, and who make it their purpose to set others up for success because they know it makes a difference. Responsibilities will include:

Time and Schedule Management:

• Schedule design – linked to public company standards and bond/investor update requirements
• Excellent diary management

Service and Relationships:

• Interface between Executive team ensuring communication and relationships are strong
• Interface to external stakeholders (LGP, KKR etc)
• Manages inbound queries and invites professionally and appropriately
• Letter and email drafting/management.
• Meeting support – deck preparation
• Meeting support – minutes

Travel:

• Domestic Travel
• International Travel
• Covid rules in Travel
• Accommodation
• Visa applications

Personal support:

• Management of work commitments in line with personal and family commitments
• Expenses – inputs and authorisations
• Personal moments – birthday gifts & cards etc.

Office Management:

• Office management
• Post management – property
• Meeting room management – moving/swapping/protecting

The Person

Skills required:

• Confidence and capability using all of the following to a good standard: PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
• Diary management through Outlook.
• Skilled in written communication.
• Skilled host and ‘face of the brand’ to external partners or stakeholders.

Personal approach to work:

• Eager to learn from exec team and be exposed to an environment where decisions are made and executed.
• Proactive approach to work and making the lives of the exec easier.
• Service focused with incredibly high standards.
• Private and confidential in nature – discrete and unassuming.
• Protective of their stakeholders.
• Organised, helpful and calm.
• Flexible.

Executive Assistant Experience:

• Work experience with a CEO and CFO in a public environment.
• Experience of protecting and navigating the financial calendar, understanding pre work commitments and ‘no fly zones’ in the CFOs calendar.
• Has played the senior role to developing juniors in the team

The Benefits

We believe we are the best at what we do and attract the best talent in the market. Our benefits go beyond the core benefits outlined below and give the successful candidate an opportunity to grow and build a truly rewarding career.

• Gym Membership +1
• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays + 1 Personal Day
• Holiday buying scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Company pension contribution
• Life Assurance

Our Values

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  Make a difference.
  Excite and inspire others. ‘Own it’ and be the best we can be.
• 
  Stand Shoulder to Shoulder.
  Collaborate and share with each other. Include everyone and embrace uniqueness.
• 
  Focus on the detail.
  Care about the little things. Have determination and resilience to get the job done.
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  Play to Win.
  Improve and innovate – never get complacent. Challenge ourselves and each other. Celebrate our success.

PureGym is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our company mantra is ‘Everybody Welcome’ and we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive place to work. From a hiring standpoint, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to ensuring that our PureGym colleagues reflect the diversity of the nation as well as our millions of gym members we serve.

Join us on our mission to inspire a healthier nation!