As our next Executive Assistant to the CEO (Maternity Cover), you'll play a key role in helping us build the UK's go-to home improvement marketplace. You'll be the person our CEO relies on to keep the day-to-day running smoothly, owning their diary, priorities and the details that let them focus on the big calls. It's a 12-month fixed-term contract, based in our London (Moorgate) office, and a genuine seat close to the decisions shaping Checkatrade's next chapter.
Forget long lists, here’s what you’ll actually spend your time on:
Owning the CEO's diary end-to-end: prioritising what matters, protecting focus time, and making sure every meeting has a clear purpose and the right people in the room.
Coordinating board and leadership meetings: pulling together papers, chasing actions, and making sure nothing falls through the cracks between sessions.
Managing complex travel and itineraries, sorting the logistics so the CEO can turn up ready, without the faff.
Acting as a trusted first point of contact for the CEO: handling sensitive and confidential information with discretion, and representing them well with senior stakeholders, investors and the exec team.
Keeping the wider leadership team's rhythm on track: coordinating offsites, leadership meetings and cross-team moments that keep everyone aligned.
Spotting where things could run better and just fixing them: you'll have real ownership over how the CEO's office operates day to day.
It’s not about ticking every box. It’s about turning up curious, ready to crack on. You’ll do well here if you bring:
Experience supporting a CEO, founder or senior executive in a fast-moving business, ideally at C-suite level.
A sharp eye for detail and the judgement to know what's urgent, what's important, and what can wait.
Total discretion with confidential and sensitive information: people trust you with the details that matter.
A calm, organised approach under pressure, with the confidence to manage upwards and push back when needed.
We believe great work deserves great rewards. Here’s just a taste:
Competitive salary
Cashplan (WPA)
Holiday buy and sell
Cycle to Work scheme
Home and Tech scheme
EV scheme (Octopus)
Life insurance
Pathway – Financial Wellbeing
Payroll Giving
Pension Planning
TradePoint discount (B&Q)
How we’ll get to know each other:
Screening call with one of our Talent Acquisition Partners
1st stage interview with our Senior Executive Assistants
2nd Stage interview with the CEO
If this sounds like the place where you can do your best work, we’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t tick every box
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At the moment, this role isn’t open to visa sponsorship applications.
About us
We’re Checkatrade – the UK’s leading platform for finding a tradesperson. With more than 50,000 trades listed and over 6 million reviews, we help homeowners get jobs done right and help tradespeople grow their business.
We’re growing fast, with big plans to become the go-to brand for home improvements. If you care about great work, take pride in the details, and want to make an impact, you’ll fit right in.
Checkatrade is one of the UK’s top online marketplaces for home improvements and repairs.
Our mission is to be the trusted foundation of every home by connecting people with trades and tools to make home improvements easy – because we believe safe and happy homes improve lives, support livelihoods, and build communities.
From our humble beginnings in 1998 to becoming a national household name, we’re on an exciting journey. For more than 25 years Checkatrade has stood for reputation and raising standards – whether that is for our trade members, consumers, or our colleagues. We think big and are passionate about changing the face of home improvements and repairs.
Today, we are a modern online marketplace and a force for good. We strive every day to support people to improve their homes and we don’t settle for the status quo – we are evolving, innovating, and growing.
With generous investment from private equity partners Brookfield, we have an ambitious growth plan and a robust roadmap to get there. Led by our values – All In, Customer Obsessed and AI Powered – we are 500 high-performing individuals working across the UK, with high-spec offices in London and Portsmouth.
We are here to be the best and inspire others to do the same, and to get there we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people – so if that sounds like you, you couldn’t join at a better time!
