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Executive Assistant

18 hours ago

London

JOB SUMMARY More in Common is seeking an Executive Assistant based in our London office, as we grow our team and advance our mission of building a more united and inclusive UK, where all people feel respected, better understood, and share a sense of belonging. ABOUT MORE IN COMMON More in Common is a research agency working across the US, UK, Germany, France, Poland, Spain and Brazil to tackle polarisation and division. More in Common leads and supports initiatives to build more united, inclusive, and resilient societies. Our mission is to understand the forces driving us apart, help societies find common ground and bring people together to tackle shared challenges. In the UK, our work is best described as being part consultancy and part think tank. We provide a full suite of research services including polling and focus group research; evidence reviews and secondary data analysis; audience mapping and audience strategy; strategic communications strategy and campaign development. More in Common are members of the British Polling Council. Our work is informed by our ground-breaking segmentation of the British public. This unique values-based lens to our quantitative and qualitative research means we can understand not only what the public thinks of the big challenges facing British society today – but crucially why they think it. Our insights help leaders in government, the media, business, and civil society to develop better strategies and communications – particularly in reaching disengaged communities far from the Westminster/London bubble – and to better navigate tricky and divisive issues. Through our consultancy, More in Common has also supported dozens of partners with insights and strategic communications support. We’ve helped national institutions such as the BBC, British Library and National Trust to better understand their audiences, we’ve helped partners in government and civil society with the set-up and delivery of the Homes for Ukraine scheme. In 2026, More in Common has a range of exciting projects in the pipeline, including: • Understanding the key dynamics of local elections in England and Scottish and Welsh Parliament elections, and the political landscape continues to fracture., • Embedding our new Seven Segments with a wider range of organisations, including developing new products and training offers to help people understand the segments., • A deep dive into our ‘Dissenting Disruptor’ segment who are disillusioned with mainstream politics and driving the rise of Reform UK., • Working with a range of partners to help them understand their audiences and bring their key policy aims in line with public opinion, on topics ranging from sustainable transport, to international development aid, to social media regulation and more., • Helping navigate declining trust in institutions, for example exploring why trust in universities and science appears to be falling. ABOUT THIS ROLE More in Common is seeking an Executive Assistant based in our London office, as we grow our team and advance our mission of building a more united and inclusive UK, where all people feel respected, better understood, and share a sense of belonging. We are a small team with a start-up culture where everyone is expected to execute a range of responsibilities. The Executive Assistant role will be primarily responsible for providing support to our UK Director across a range of tasks. They will also provide wider administrative, new business development and project management support to the management team and across the UK team’s projects. The below should be taken as an indicative, but not exhaustive, list of responsibilities. Executive support • Diary management: proactively managing a complex and shifting calendar at pace, scheduling internal and external meetings, prioritising competing demands on the UK Director's time, and ensuring adequate preparation time ahead of key engagements, • Correspondence and stakeholder-management: Triaging requests and other correspondence where necessary; drafting responses to emails and letters; acting as a first point of contact with some external stakeholders., • Organising meetings: Preparing briefing notes, agendas, and background research ahead of meetings; attending key meetings to take minutes where required; tracking and following up on actions and decisions., • Travel and logistics: Arranging domestic and where necessary international travel, accommodation, and itineraries; managing expenses and ensuring value for money, • Coordinating event appearances and external engagements: Coordinating the UK Director's participation in public events, panels, and speaking engagements; liaising with event organisers; preparing talking points and relevant materials., • Proofreading including data-checking: Checking external outputs are high-quality, without errors or typos and represent More in Common’s views and findings., • Comms and media support: Working with our comms team and external media support to coordinate and brief the UK Director on media opportunities., • Drafting briefings: Working with research colleagues to draft briefings for the UK Director and other staff on key external engagements. Administrative and project-management support Please note this list is subject to change depending on priorities - not all of the below will be carried out by the role-holder at the same moment in time. • Inbox management: overseeing and triaging general enquiries to non-personal More in Common inboxes, • Staff recruitment logistics: coordinating recruitment processes of new staff, including liaising with candidates and setting up interviews., • Coordinating project management: overseeing, updating and coordinating staff to update our system for managing new opportunities and current projects, including tracking key milestones and deliverables., • Coordinating project contracting and invoicing: Liaising with our finance team to ensure all income is properly invoiced., • Supporting with new business proposals, tenders and grant applications: Supporting staff writing proposals for new projects - from potential clients, funders or other providers., • Assisting with logistics-management for in-person focus groups and events: Working with events and operations colleagues to ensure venues are booked, registrations are smooth, • Newsletter and contact-management: coordinating the production and distribution of external newsletters and updates, including drafting content, managing mailing lists, and tracking open and engagement rates to inform future communications QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE We look for great people before we look for specific qualifications and experience - so we are always open to applications from candidates with great potential but limited experience. Nonetheless, the following are the main elements we’re looking for: • Excellent organisational skills, including being able to juggle lots of different tasks at once., • Experience providing organisational or administrative support in some capacity., • The ability to deliver at pace, and adjust to new priorities regularly - coordinating multiple tasks simultaneously while ensuring outputs are high-quality., • Excellent attention to detail., • The ability to prioritise effectively between multiple requests., • A positive, can-do attitude - the ability to deal with challenging situations with humour and discretion where necessary, and a good understanding of when confidentiality is required., • Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to liaise with very senior external stakeholders confidently and efficiently., • Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to write well and at pace for a range of audiences., • A willingness to be curious about, rather than critical of, worldviews you disagree with., • Experience delivering tasks and projects independently and as part of a team - from inception through to delivery and evaluation., • A strong understanding of the UK political system and a keen interest in current affairs and UK public policy. OTHER INFORMATION With over 70 staff across seven countries, each member of our team makes a vital contribution to our impact, and we put a strong emphasis on team selection and values. We look for people who: • Are curious, rigorous, restless, energetic and creative, • Are able to think ahead and get big stuff done, • Are committed to a process of ongoing learning, • Have direct experience with and understand people from different perspectives and backgrounds, • Are excited to do work that works across political divides and that promotes shared national identities, • Are interested in reaching left behind communities, • Are excited to work with heart as well as head, • Want to be part of finding practical solutions COMPENSATION AND CONDITIONS Competitive salary (£33,000-£43,000) and excellent benefits including private health insurance along with a generous leave policy. Personal learning and growth budget. DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION We will have a better chance of uniting divided societies if our team reflects a broad range of social and cultural backgrounds, beliefs, political opinions, and life experiences. We particularly encourage applications from underrepresented and minority communities. DEADLINES AND HOW TO APPLY The application deadline is Sunday 5 April, 11:59pm. Applications should include a covering letter (max one page) and a CV. Please apply via the link below. Indicative timeline (please note these dates remain subject to change) • Initial conversation with a hiring manager - w/c 6 April, • Interviews - w/c 13 April or w/c 20 April

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