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Job Description: The Executive Assistant role will provide support to the Infrastructure ICS team in London which currently comprises of 1 MD and 1 Principal. As the ICS team expands, the EA’s responsibilities will grow as well. The responsibilities include: • Extensive diary management; coordinating internal and external meetings in the UK, US, Asia and Europe. Working regularly with other team EAs and external EAs to coordinate meetings/calls over different time zones, also using Zoom and Teams
• Booking conference rooms for internal and external meetings; registering guests in the visitor system
• Organizing national and international travel arrangements, including flights, cars and hotels
• Coordinating attendance at meetings at conferences and preparing briefing note packs in collaboration with the ICS team
• Interface with external clients/business colleagues
• Meeting note data entry and report generation in Salesforce
• Liaising with compliance for approvals of marketing documents
• Completion of detailed corporate expenses via Concur, including tracking receipts and reimbursements
• Supporting the Infrastructure ICS team across various workstreams, including: • Tracking meetings in Salesforce CRM system
• Answering LP queries/requests by phone or email or forwarding requests to appropriate team members where necessary
• Liaising directly with LPs to coordinate and diarize meetings
• Coordinating and managing logistics for roadshows from start to finish,
• Preparing Power Point presentations or updating presentations when required • Preparing and updating Excel spreadsheets when required Qualifications and Experience:
• Strong communication skills; high EQ
• Ability to stay calm when working against competing deadlines and with a “can-do” attitude
• Previous EA Experience from a similar professional/corporate background. Prior experience in an Investor Relations team preferred
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Office Suite, as well as experience with CRM software (knowledge of Salesforce preferred), and Concur
• Experience with coordinating complex travel arrangements
• Proactive approach, eye for detail and strong follow through
• Ability to set priorities independently and multi task
• Ability to build relationships with key stakeholders and management
• Perform duties with the highest level of confidentiality and integrity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin or any other category protected by law
The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position. Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.
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Depending on the position, you may be required to obtain certain securities licenses if you are in a client facing role and/or if you are engaged in the following:
Attending client meetings where you are discussing Blackstone products and/or and client questions;
Marketing Blackstone funds to new or existing clients;
Supervising or training securities licensed employees;
Structuring or creating Blackstone funds/products; and
Advising on marketing plans prepared by a sales team or developing and/or contributing information for marketing materials.
Note: The above list is not the exhaustive list of activities requiring securities licenses and there may be roles that require review on a case-by-case basis. Please speak with your Blackstone Recruiting contact with any questions.
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