Job Title: Executive Assistant
Salary: £32,030 FTE (£25,537 Pro-rata)
Contract: 29.5 hours per week, Permanent
Location: Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, NE8 3BA
Deadline: 13 June 2025. Interviews on 23 June 2025
Baltic is a large must-visit art gallery and an iconic destination on the Gateshead quayside. We offer a warm welcome to 400,000 visitors each year and have just received our 10 millionth visitor.
We are seeking a proactive and highly organised Executive Assistant to provide high- level, comprehensive support to the Director and the Board of Trustees, helping to ensure efficient diary and project coordination, and exceptional administrative support at the heart of the organisation.
You’ll be a confident communicator and skilled administrator, with proven experience supporting senior leaders. Highly organised and detail-oriented, you thrive in a fast-paced environment and can anticipate needs, solve problems, and maintain discretion and professionalism at all times.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the work of a respected arts institution, supporting its leadership and strategic goals.
Reports to: Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with line management from Baltic’s Head of People & Culture
Working hours: 29.5 hours per week
Place of Work: Your usual place of work will be Baltic, South Shore Road, Gateshead
Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays pro-rata
Benefits: 30% discount at Baltic Shop, discounted menu at Baltic Kitchen, 10% off standard rooms & food at Malmaison Hotel Newcastle, Discount at local retailers, Employee Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme
Must have eligibility to work in the UK.
Baltic is committed to the goal of building a diverse workforce. We are inviting people with different skills, experiences, backgrounds, gender, orientation, and neurodiversity to apply for this opportunity. We encourage applications from those who consider themselves as having a minority representation in this field.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £32,030.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Executive Assistant
Expected start date: 01/07/2025
