Job Description

Step into the role of Executive Assistant - Analyst at Barclays Internal Audit Team in Singapore where you will manage the senior leaders' schedule, handling correspondence, supporting the preparation of meeting materials, presentations and reports, and providing other administrative support as needed. This role is pivotal in ensuring their day-to-day operations run smoothly and efficiently. Key responsibilities include managing complex calendars across time zones, coordinating domestic and international travels, arranging high-level meetings, and handling expense reporting. You should be highly organized, discreet, and capable of juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with a prior experience in a similar role from a highly matrixed origination.


To be successful in the role , you should have the following:

Essential skills :

Minimum 3 years of EA experience, ideally in financial services or investment banking. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite like Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, TEAMS. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to handle confidential information with discretion. Strong organizational and time management abilities. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific, and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time.

Purpose of the role

To manage the executive's schedule, handling correspondence, preparing presentations and reports, and providing other administrative support as needed.

Accountabilities

Management of senior executive members calendars and overseeing their timely responses to meeting invitations and requests. Planning and arranging travel itineraries, including flights, accommodation, and ground transportation, ensuring timely and efficient travel for the executive. Proactively anticipating the needs of the senior executive, prioritising tasks, and ensuring timely completion. Management of day-to-day administrative tasks, such as expenses, maintaining filing systems, and ordering office supplies, annual leave records management, distribution list management and organisation management tasks. Management and facilitation of senior executive members meetings.

Analyst Expectations

To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement. Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources. If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others. OR for an individual contributor, they develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate. Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area. Partner with other functions and business areas. Takes responsibility for end results of a team's operational processing and activities. Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately. Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation. Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct. Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function. Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail. Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents. Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information. Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.