QMHA Executive Support Manager
| Posting date: | 01 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £40,528 to £51,470 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Including London Weighting |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 April 2026 |
| Location: | Potters Bar, Hertfordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The Royal Veterinary College |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | CSS-0058-26 |
Summary
Executive Support Manager (Maternity Cover)
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly organised and professional Executive Support Manager to provide high level administrative and advisory support to the Management Team in the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals at the Royal Veterinary College.
This is a key role within the hospital, ideal for an experienced support professional who is proactive and confident operating in a busy and evolving environment overseeing all executive support activities. Working closely with senior management, you will deliver comprehensive administrative and strategic support. You will also work closely with our Executive Support Assistant who will be your direct report.
Duties Include:
- To provide high level administrative support, diary management, assistance and advice as required to the management team
- Coordinate QMHA recruitment by drafting recruitment documents, submitting staff request forms, raising purchase orders, coordinating social media advertisements, and arranging online interviews
- Liaison with HR regarding staff developments (starters, leavers, change of hours forms, grade changes etc)
- Create reports using data from RX works (Practice Management System) using advanced excel functions
- Line management of an Executive Support Assistant.
The successful candidate will be highly proficient using MS Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc.) as you will be required to work independently to collate and present data, write reports, meeting minutes and create internal communications.
This is a fixed term position for up to 12 months working 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday.
We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:
- Competitive and attractive pension package
- Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays + concessionary days)
- Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD
- A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
- On site café and restaurant
- Free membership to the Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, zumba, yoga and pilates classes included)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
For informal enquiries regarding this position, please contact Katie Robinson (Executive Support Manager) at krobinson@rvc.ac.uk or Betsy Malamah-Thomas (Clinical Support Manager) at bmalamahthomas@rvc.ac.uk
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly organised and professional Executive Support Manager to provide high level administrative and advisory support to the Management Team in the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals at the Royal Veterinary College.
This is a key role within the hospital, ideal for an experienced support professional who is proactive and confident operating in a busy and evolving environment overseeing all executive support activities. Working closely with senior management, you will deliver comprehensive administrative and strategic support. You will also work closely with our Executive Support Assistant who will be your direct report.
Duties Include:
- To provide high level administrative support, diary management, assistance and advice as required to the management team
- Coordinate QMHA recruitment by drafting recruitment documents, submitting staff request forms, raising purchase orders, coordinating social media advertisements, and arranging online interviews
- Liaison with HR regarding staff developments (starters, leavers, change of hours forms, grade changes etc)
- Create reports using data from RX works (Practice Management System) using advanced excel functions
- Line management of an Executive Support Assistant.
The successful candidate will be highly proficient using MS Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc.) as you will be required to work independently to collate and present data, write reports, meeting minutes and create internal communications.
This is a fixed term position for up to 12 months working 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday.
We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:
- Competitive and attractive pension package
- Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays + concessionary days)
- Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD
- A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
- On site café and restaurant
- Free membership to the Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, zumba, yoga and pilates classes included)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
For informal enquiries regarding this position, please contact Katie Robinson (Executive Support Manager) at krobinson@rvc.ac.uk or Betsy Malamah-Thomas (Clinical Support Manager) at bmalamahthomas@rvc.ac.uk
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