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.

Join us as a “Central EA Support” at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences.

To be successful as a “Central EA Support", you should have experience with:

 Basic/ Essential Qualifications:

• Organizational & Time Management – Ability to manage complex schedules, prioritize tasks, and ensure timely delivery of work.

  
  
  

• Communication & Interpersonal Skills – Clear, persuasive verbal and written communication to liaise with executives, team members, and stakeholders.

  
  
  

• Accuracy & Attention to detail – Understanding and responding to complex requests (Travel, meeting booking ang Expenses), providing feedback.

  
  
  

• Financial Services background strongly preferred.

  
  
  

• Stakeholder Management in an Executive Assistant, Administrative Assistant, or Business Support capacity.

  
  
  

• Experience in calendar management and executive support within a Financial Services environment is highly preferred.

  
  
  

• Minimum qualification - bachelor's degree.

  
  
  

Desirable skillsets/ good to have:

• Knowledge of Barclays Internal Systems & Processes – Familiarity with core platforms, workflows, and compliance procedures to ensure smooth operations.

  
  
  

• Analytical & Problem-Solving Ability – Applying reasoning and judgement to improve processes and support decision-making.

  
  
  

• Adaptability & Change Orientation – Embracing new ways of working, supporting continuous improvement, and managing change effectively.

  
  
  

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as experience with, skills to meet business requirement as well as job-specific skillsets.

This role is based out of Pune.