Executive Assistant

Location: Athens, Greece Are you interested in working with a leading education technology player, the global leader in the assessment and certification of professional skills industry with presence in more than 200 countries worldwide? If so, this is the chance to apply now! 📥 PeopleCert is looking for an experienced and highly capable Executive Assistant to support senior leadership in a dynamic, international environment. This role goes beyond traditional executive support. The successful candidate will act as a trusted partner to the executive team, combining strong organizational skills with business acumen, sound judgment, and the ability to coordinate complex initiatives across multiple stakeholders and regions. The ideal candidate is proactive, commercially aware, technologically confident, and able to operate comfortably within a fast-paced, growth-oriented organization. Act as a trusted partner to senior leadership, ensuring seamless coordination of priorities, commitments, and strategic initiatives. As an Executive Assistant to the CEO, your tasks will include the following: Coordinate executive meetings, leadership, Board and stakeholder engagements. Prepare high-quality presentations, executive briefings, reports, and decision-making materials. Draft, review, and manage executive communications with professionalism and attention to detail. Manage highly confidential information with discretion, sound judgment, and integrity. Coordinate complex international travel, executive events, and high-level business engagements. Serve as a key liaison between senior leadership and internal and external stakeholders across multiple geographies. Track strategic priorities, key objectives, and business initiatives, ensuring effective follow-up and execution. Support executive governance activities, including leadership reviews, Board materials, reporting, and action tracking. Bring structure and clarity to complex projects and cross-functional activities. Leverage technology, AI-enabled productivity tools, and modern workplace solutions to drive efficiency and enhance ways of working. Anticipate challenges, proactively identify solutions, and ensure leadership teams remain focused on strategic priorities. What we look for: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Management, or a related discipline. Proven experience supporting C-level executives, founders, or senior leadership teams within a fast-paced international environment. Strong business acumen and commercial awareness, with an understanding of how organizations operate and grow. Exceptional organizational, planning, and prioritization skills. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities with minimal supervision. Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in both Greek and English. Excellent command of the English language (native-like or C2 level certification desired, LanguageCert C2 LTE or C2 IESOL certificate would be a plus). Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and collaborative workplace technologies. Advanced computer literacy is required. ECDL Advance level certification would be considered a plus. Strong digital literacy and confidence using AI-powered productivity tools and emerging technologies. Experience supporting strategic projects, business reviews, governance processes, or executive-level initiatives is highly desirable. What we offer: Competitive remuneration package Work in an international, dynamic and fun atmosphere Huge learning experience in using best practices and global environment Constant personal and professional development If you want to become a member of our international, dynamic and agile team that creates world leading software products, then we should certainly like to hear from you! About PeopleCert PeopleCert is a global leader in assessment and certification of professional skills, partnering with multi-national organizations and government bodies for the development & delivery of standardized exams. Delivering exams across 200 countries and in 25 languages over its state-of-the-art assessment technology, PeopleCert enables professionals to boost their careers and realize their life ambitions. Quality, Innovation, Passion, Integrity, Clarity and Velocity are the core values which guide everything we do. Our offices in UK, Greece, Cyprus and India boast a culture of diversity, where everyone is different, yet everyone fits in. All of us at PeopleCert are committed to the reflection of the diversity and inclusion of our customers and the communities in which we do business. Working on Home Office (HO) Secure English Language Tests (SELTs) Any person who is engaged by PeopleCert to work on the SELT service must undergo a Background Check (the results of which must be acceptable to PeopleCert and the HO) prior to commencing their SELT duties. All SELT personnel will be required to complete a declaration (provided by PeopleCert) where the existence of any criminal record and/or bankruptcy must be declared. If working on the SELT service in the UK, background checks will include: A basic or enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check Right to Work in the UK check (including nationality, identity and place of residence) HO security check (Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) or Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) Financial background check Employment reference check. If working on the SELT service anywhere in the world (outside of the UK) personnel will undergo background checks that are equivalent to those stated for the UK. In addition, if personnel are required to speak to SELT candidates they must be appropriately skilled in English language and, where SELT services are provided anywhere in the world (outside of the UK), the official language of the relevant country. All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.