Do you thrive in a busy environment, enjoy managing competing priorities and take pride in keeping senior leaders organised and one step ahead? Are you equally confident supporting Board governance and Company Secretary responsibilities, with a keen eye for detail and getting things done? This could be the role for you.

Role: Executive Assistant
Location: Remote, with occasional travel by arrangement
Salary: £15,000 per annum
Hours: 15 hours per week, worked flexibly across 3 or 4 days
Nature of contract: Permanent
Responsible to: The Chief Executive Officer

Rape Crisis England & Wales (RCEW) is the national campaigns and membership body for a network of services delivering sexual violence and abuse services from a feminist perspective. RCEW supports its members, campaigns for changes in policy and practice and runs a national support line for anyone aged 16+ who has been directly or indirectly affected by sexual violence or abuse.

Defour Partnership is proud to work in partnership with RCEW to support with the recruitment of the Executive Assistant. We are looking for an organised, detail-focused and highly reliable professional who can provide effective executive support while helping RCEW maintain strong governance systems and processes.

About the role
This is a varied role with two closely connected areas of responsibility: providing executive support to the CEO, COO and wider senior leadership team, alongside holding the Company Secretary function for the Board of Trustees.
You will help coordinate competing priorities across a busy remote organisation, support correspondence and key projects, organise meetings and maintain accurate and accessible records.
A key part of the role will be supporting RCEW’s governance arrangements. You will coordinate Board and committee meetings, manage the governance calendar, prepare and organise Board documentation, accurately record decisions and minutes, maintain action trackers and ensure agreed actions are followed through.
You will also maintain trustee and member records, support Charity Commission filings, policy review processes and annual audit activity, while helping ensure RCEW continues to meet its legal, regulatory and governance responsibilities.

About you
This role will suit someone who is highly organised, dependable and comfortable working with detail, deadlines and confidential information.
You will have experience supporting a Board or senior leadership team, ideally within a charity or membership organisation, alongside experience of company secretarial or charity governance administration.
You will be confident coordinating meetings from start to finish, including agendas, papers, logistics, minutes and follow-up actions, and have a working understanding of charity governance requirements such as Charity Commission filings, trustee registers and AGM/EGM processes.
Excellent written communication, strong attention to detail and discretion are essential. You will be comfortable working independently within a remote environment while building trusted relationships with trustees, senior colleagues and external stakeholders.
Above all, we are looking for someone practical, collaborative and solutions-focused who understands how strong governance and effective administration can support better decision-making and smoother ways of working.

Why Join?
• Opportunity to join a national charity making meaningful impact
• Flexible remote working with autonomy and trust
• Values-driven culture focused on collaboration and improvement
• Opportunity to work closely with the CEO, COO and Board of Trustees
• Key role supporting strong charity governance and organisational effectiveness
• Permanent, flexible part-time position working 15 hours across 3 or 4 days
• There may be scope for the hours to increase in the future as RCEW’s governance work develops
How to Apply
• All applications are being coordinated by Defour Partnership.
• Please click on the link and submit your CV.
• An information pack and Job Description is available on request.
• Closing date is 7th September 2026. Please apply early, as we may close the advert if we receive a high volume of applications.
• This role is open to UK-based applicants only.
Be part of something transformative and apply today!