Location
London - One Canada Square, Level 25
Brookfield - Private Equity
Brookfield’s private equity business focuses on driving operational transformation in businesses providing essential products and services. Leveraging our deep experience built over 25 years as a long-term owner and operator of world-class assets and businesses, the team is focused on acquiring high-quality businesses with barriers to entry and enhancing their cash flow capabilities by improving strategy and execution drawing on the insights and data from the wider Brookfield ecosystem.
The private equity group has $150 billion of assets under management, with an integrated team of investment and operating professionals located in key regions around the world.
Brookfield Business Partners is the flagship listed vehicle of Brookfield’s private equity group. It is a global business services and industrials company focused on owning and operating high-quality businesses that provide essential products and services and benefit from a strong competitive position. Brookfield Business Partners is listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: BBU, TSX: BBU.UN). For more information, please visit our website at https://bbu.brookfield.com .
Brookfield Culture
Brookfield has a unique and dynamic culture. We seek team members who have a long-term focus and whose values align with our Attributes of a Brookfield Leader: Entrepreneurial, Collaborative and Disciplined. Brookfield is committed to the development of our people through challenging work assignments and exposure to diverse businesses.
Job Description
Role Overview
This position would suit a highly proactive EA who is flexible with excellent organisational skills, and proven experience operating in a fast moving, growing professional services business.
Key Responsibilities
- Proactively manage complex and constantly evolving diaries across multiple global time zones, balancing competing priorities and ensuring executives' time is optimised
- Coordinate a high volume of internal and external meetings, liaising with stakeholders across global offices to schedule meetings, secure appropriate meeting spaces, arrange hospitality where required, and ensure all meeting logistics run seamlessly
- Coordinate extensive international travel, including complex multi-leg itineraries, flights, accommodation, ground transportation and visa requirements, while adapting quickly to changing business needs
- Provide responsive support to changing executive priorities, managing last-minute diary and travel amendments with professionalism and sound judgement
- Prepare, submit and reconcile executive expense reports in accordance with company policies and deadlines
- Process invoices accurately and maintain appropriate records to facilitate timely payment.
- Prepare meeting agendas, presentations and supporting materials, ensuring executives are fully briefed ahead of meetings where appropriate
- Welcome and support visitors from Brookfield's global offices and external stakeholders, coordinating meeting logistics and ensuring a professional experience
- Manage the onboarding process for new team members, coordinating technology, access, inductions and other administrative requirements to ensure a smooth start
- Liaise with internal departments, including Reception, Facilities, IT and Finance, to coordinate day-to-day operational requirements
- Assist with the planning and coordination of team meetings, off-sites, conferences and social events
- Build effective working relationships with stakeholders across the Private Equity business and global offices, acting as a trusted point of contact for administrative matters
- Maintain confidentiality at all times, exercising discretion and professionalism when handling sensitive information
- Provide flexible administrative support to the wider Executive Assistant team, fostering collaboration and ensuring seamless coverage during periods of absence or peak workload
Technical Skills
- Minimum 3 years' experience in a similar industry
- Excellent organization and communication skills
- Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word and PowerPoint – Previous experience using Concur would be desirable but not essential
- Proactive and able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
- Decisive, resourceful and quick to prioritise
- High attention to detail
- Flexible and adaptable
- Resilient, with strong team focus
Brookfield is committed to maintaining a Positive Work Environment that is safe and respectful; our shared success depends on it. Accordingly, we do not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence or harassment.
We are proud to create a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are grateful for your interest in this position, however, only candidates selected for pre-screening will be contacted.
