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\n • Business: emap\n, • Department: Metropolis Education/ UK Boarding Schools\n, • Base Location: East Croydon\n, • Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent/Hybrid\n, • Salary: £25,000- £28,000 DOE\n\n \n Overall Purpose of the Role: \n An exciting, varied role in a fast-moving environment where no two days are the same. Working in a small team, you will be responsible for all the administrative duties for Metropolis Education and its partner schools through the support of the sales team, invoicing, social media/marketing, events, logistics, planning, communications and research. The role will involve events in the UK and overseas with some travel expected. \n Key Responsibilities: \n Sales Support / Administration: \n\n • Raising and managing invoices for events, training and associated costs, ensuring accuracy and timely follow-up\n, • Maintaining and updating the key databases and “the Bible”, including:\n, • Updating contacts and key decision-makers.\n, • Diarising and tracking termly client meetings.\n, • Managing ROI tracking, usage summaries and performance reporting\n, • Education Agent Database (Excel), Helpdesk and prospectus enquiries\n, • Image libraries, guides, downloadable resources, and internal forms essential to business operations.\n, • Managing the internal inbox, responding where appropriate and escalating enquiries efficiently\n, • Sending guides and information packs to parents, prospective and current clients, schools and other contacts as required\n, • Helping prioritise workload around peak event periods and acting as a point of contact for client enquiries when the core team is overseas, ensuring timely responses and smooth day-to-day operations\n\n Marketing & Events Support: \n\n • Conducting research for UK and overseas events, including identifying and managing new contacts and opportunities\n, • Supporting event logistics, delegate communications, and preparation materials\n, • Attending UK and overseas events where required to assist with set-up, delivery and on-the-ground support\n, • Assisting with the back-office management of the ticketing platform (registrations, attendee data, monitoring bookings)\n, • Gathering and analysing event data to inform reporting, future planning, and marketing decisions\n, • Preparing event marketing materials, including leaflets, brochures, event guides, travel guides, and supporting assets\n, • Administering and scheduling social media content across platforms, and assisting with gathering copy and images for campaigns\n, • Supporting content planning, campaign delivery, and the scheduling and distribution of email campaigns to prospective and existing clients\n, • Working closely with colleagues to ensure marketing output is accurate, on-brand and timely\n\n Key Skills: \n\n • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook\n, • Knowledge of Canva is a plus\n, • Knowledge of WordPress is a plus\n, • Experience with email marketing platforms and ticketing systems is a plus\n, • Who You Are:\n, • Highly organised with strong attention to detail\n, • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines\n, • Strong written and verbal communication skills\n, • Confident handling client enquiries professionally\n, • Proactive and solutions-focused, able to anticipate needs and escalate issues appropriately\n, • Comfortable working independently and collaboratively across teams\n, • Interest in events, marketing, and international markets is advantageous.\n\n Who You Are: \n\n • Highly organised with strong attention to detail\n, • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines\n, • Strong written and verbal communication skills\n, • Confident handling client enquiries professionally\n, • Proactive and solutions-focused, able to anticipate needs and escalate issues appropriately\n, • Comfortable working independently and collaboratively across teams\n, • Interest in events, marketing, and international markets is advantageous\n\n Who We Are: \n We are a small, close-knit team who work in different parts of the country but are very much together. Our work spans events, marketing, and international travel – all while keeping our fantastic clients at the heart of everything we do. Each member of the team wears multiple hats, and we value initiative, attention to detail, and a willingness to step in and support each other – whether that’s managing client enquiries, helping at events, or keeping our systems and communications running smoothly. Micro-managing is not in our DNA, so we hope to find someone who can hit the ground running and isn’t afraid to get stuck in. \n What we offer \n Learning & Development: \n At emap, we believe that employee learning and development are the key drivers of our success. To ensure continuous growth and meet the ever-changing demands of the workplace, we provide an environment that fosters continuous development for our employees. \n Our employees are encouraged to identify their areas of personal and professional development aligned with our strategic areas, including management development, health, safety & wellbeing, sales, events management, marketing strategy, editorial, and information technology. We have a structured framework designed to help equip our employees with the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviours to excel in their job roles, contributing to achieving our organisational objectives. \n To support our employees’ career development, we have designed specialized programs, as well as other stand-alone role-specific and generic courses, under the emap academy. \n Benefits: emap is part of Metropolis Group. Together, we are committed to providing a happy and healthy place to work, so we offer fantastic benefits and perks to our employees. \n\n • 25 days of annual leave, with the option to buy or sell additional days\n, • One additional day of leave per year- Celebration Day\n, • Health plan\n, • Life assurance\n, • Private virtual GP access\n, • Seasonal flu jabs available at the office\n, • Continuous learning & development opportunities\n, • In-house Excellence Awards and other innovation projects\n, • Cycle-to-work scheme\n, • Discounted gym memberships\n, • Retail discount vouchers\n, • Rail season ticket loans\n, • Pension scheme\n, • One paid volunteer day per year\n, • Annual Summer & Winter Celebrations\n, • Work from home during August\n, • Income protection and more\n\n Privacy: Metropolis Group respects the privacy of every person for whom we have personal data. We comply with data protection legislation such as the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation which regulates the processing of data and ensures that your data is processed fairly and lawfully, is kept secure and only that data necessary for any processing is kept. You can see our privacy policy at www.metropolis.co.uk/privacy. \n Diversity and Inclusion: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status. \n How to apply: Please submit your CV and covering letter. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, we are unable to give individual feedback at the application stage, however if you are successfully shortlisted you will be contacted within 10 working days of your application.

Drive high-level impact in a fast-paced executive office. Assistant Private Secretary role supporting a Group CEO across multiple sites. £32,149-£35,113 plus allowance, hybrid working, varied events, executive support, diary management, travel coordination, and career growth. Assistant Private Secretary Location: Bromley, Orpington & Hybrid Working Salary: £32,149 - £35,113 plus out of hours allowance Contract: Permanent, Full Time Our client, a respected education group, is seeking a highly organised and professional Assistant Private Secretary to join its Executive Office team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced PA, EA, Office Manager or senior administrator looking to work at the heart of a dynamic organisation, providing direct support to a Group Chief Executive and senior leadership team. Due to the nature of this role, the ideal candidate will be willing to work flexibly outside normal office hours, including breakfast meetings, evening events, occasional weekend working, travel between sites and external engagements, and short-notice changes to working patterns where required. Why Join Our Client? • Hybrid working across multiple sites, • High-profile and varied role with significant responsibility, • Opportunities to support major events and executive projects, • Exposure to senior leaders and strategic decision-making, • Excellent professional development opportunities, • Company vehicle available for business use Key Responsibilities • Support the smooth operation of the Group CEO's Private Office, • Manage complex diaries, meetings and executive schedules, • Coordinate travel, logistics, visits and events, • Prepare agendas, briefing papers and meeting materials, • Draft professional correspondence and communications, • Support executive projects and strategic initiatives, • Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, • Monitor policy developments and provide concise updates, • Assist with governance-related administration, • Provide flexible support at events, meetings and external engagements, • Deputise for senior administrative colleagues when required What We're Looking For • Experience in a PA, EA or senior administrative role, • Outstanding organisational and prioritisation skills, • Strong diary, event and project management experience, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, • High levels of discretion, professionalism and confidentiality, • Strong Microsoft Office 365 skills and confidence using technology and AI tools, • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, • Customer-focused and proactive approach, • Full UK driving licence, • A degree or relevant business administration experience would be advantageous., • A current and valid ENHANCED DBS is required for this role. Please note: Some of this role will require working at the home of the Group CEO and to travel with, accompany and, where required, drive the Group CEO to meetings, visits, events and external engagements. Morgan Jones is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. About Morgan Jones: Morgan Jones Limited acts as an employment agency. By applying, you accept the Terms & Conditions as well as the Privacy, Cookie, and Data Retention Policy, which can be found on our website. Due to the high volume of applicants, we ask that if you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. To view other great opportunities, visit our website or follow Morgan Jones on your favourite social networks, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn