Executive Assistant

Role: Executive Assistant reporting to Director

Salary: £20.00 per hour

Hours: 15 hours per week across 4/5 days (open to negotiation). Additional evening/weekend hours for events as per necessary.

Location: The Brixton Project Space, work from home as per necessary

Contract: Freelance

Deadline: 23rd February 2026, 5pm

The Brixton Project is a participatory place‑making organisation that seeks to build resilience and ownership at the heart of local places by supporting grassroots community development grounded in equity and collaboration. Creativity, narrative leadership and cultural expression are core components of how we work, to amplify identity, spirit, culture and heritage in ways that are relevant and authentic to local communities in the places where they live, work and play.

Creativity lies at the very heart of our community, and we believe it is essential to building a collective approach to the future, regardless of who we are or how we live; the relative success we enjoy or the challenges we face. We are a small, fluid team of two to three, plus designated freelance support connected to specific projects as required.

We are based in International House in central Brixton, a workspace for over 96 Voluntary Community Sector (VCS) organisations servicing Lambeth. We work directly with the Local Authority, funders and policy makers, voluntary, creative, and arts organisations.

We are looking for a responsible and enthusiastic person to join us, supporting the Director and freelance team as an Executive Assistant. You will be responsible for regular business management tasks, and supporting the day‑to‑day needs of the Director as detailed below. The candidate will need to be focused, organised, and capable of managing a fast‑paced and varied workload. They will need to manage tasks independently and support the broader coordination of long and short‑term projects.

• To support the Director in their administrative and operational tasks
• To manage the Director’s diary, internally and externally
• Manage company policies and support Director with statutory documentation
• To be the main point of contact for the company, in person, via telephone, and email
• To provide team diary management, ensuring external meetings are organised, and to greet meeting attendees upon arrival
• To organise team meetings and ensure they are minuted with actions chased
• To manage the company inbox and all incoming enquiries
• To maintain and manage the company filing system
• To maintain and organise The Brixton Project Space, ensuring it is tidy, well‑equipped, and available for hires
• To help set up and de‑install events as per necessary
• To manage all company admin and finance
• To support the Project Coordinator in managing communications channels and social media
• Experience as an Executive Assistant or similar role
• Experience liaising with stakeholders/clients
• Solid organisational skills, including multi‑tasking and time‑management
• Excellent communication skills written and verbal with a high standard of written English -
• Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and Excel expertise -
• Proven experience of bookkeeping and accounting systems -
• Experience of CRM and project management tools
• Experience in project or event delivery
• Experience or awareness of Lambeth’s communities
• Experience of social and comms programmes such as Canva, Photoshop, Wordpress

Please send a CV (no longer than one page, Arial size 11) and a Cover Letter (no longer than one page, Arial size 11) to