Job Description

Would you like to work for a company where people truly do matter? At Ahmad Tea we are small enough to care about each individual that works for us but, as a successful International Tea Brand we are big enough to make each job rewarding and challenging.

Ahmad Tea is a family led business, drawing on four generations of tea blending and tasting experience. The company began as a small tea boutique and our head office is based in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire. Whilst our head office is in the UK our teas are packed and blended in five factories around the world. We have a strong focus on Sustainability and were recently awarded a King's Award for Enterprise for our sustainable development programmes. The prestigious award recognises the outstanding impact we have delivered to improve the lives of communities in the UK and around the world.

We are looking for an Executive Assistant & Impact Coordinator to work in the legal and sustainability team of our dynamic global tea business whose driving ethos is to improve social impact and environmental sustainability in the tea gardens and across our supply chain.

Our team works to raise social and environmental standards across tea gardens and our supply chain. Our initiatives are aimed at improving the standard of living of workers in the tea gardens we source from, as well as ensure that value is redistributed fairly. We are looking for someone with passion for social justice, job critical organisational skills and analytical ability to support the delivery of genuine impact and authentic, purpose-driven change.

As our company is committed to positive impact, our sustainability initiatives and human rights impact assessments are conducted and monitored by our Legal Department who has management over these. This job requires a

proactive and highly organised

Executive Assistance to support our Head of Legal, Human Rights and Sustainability. This role combines high-level

executive support

with

hands-on coordination

of workstreams across both legal and sustainability, with a focus on organising work flows and organisation of various implementation partners and monitoring their deliverables.

Within the company, you will be facilitating flow between department to ensure that all departments and processing facilities are fulfilling their legal and sustainability requirements. This role requires a proactive self-starter with strong organisational skills, the ability to manage priorities across different departments, and the confidence to work with senior stakeholders both within the company and externally.

You will play a central role in supporting our company's ambitious (but achievable) social and environmental commitments and embedding our brand purpose--demonstrating measurable, credible improvements in the lives of tea workers, their communities and beyond tea - to the charitable projects we support all over the world.

What are we looking for in an applicant?

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience as a Personal/Executive Assistant, Legal Administrator or Project Coordinator. Strong organisational and multi-tasking abilities with a proactive, self-driven mindset. Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including copywriting. Confidence working with senior stakeholders and handling sensitive information with discretion. Able to juggle multiple work streams and deadlines with composure. Collaborative, able to build strong relationships internally and externally. Solutions-oriented, with the confidence to take ownership of tasks. Interested in sustainability and social impact, with a desire to contribute to positive impact. Comfortable working across legal, governance and sustainability topics.

Desirable

Familiarity with legal, governance, or sustainability topics is desirable.

Understanding of social impact measurement, supply chain issues, or experience in NGO/charity partnerships is desirable.

Bachelors Degree

The benefits of working for us include;

Company Profit Sharing Bonus Great benefits including enhanced holiday, death in service benefit, free parking, health benefits, pension contribution, employee discount scheme Some free and very tasty tea!
If you have a personal drive to perform and the skills we are looking for then we would love to hear from you.

Please answer the application questions (there aren't many) and submit your covering letter and CV.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 33,000.00-40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Company pension Cycle to work scheme Employee discount Enhanced paternity leave Life insurance On-site parking Profit sharing Sick pay
Application question(s):

What is your current notice period? Do you have the legal right to work in the UK? * Are you happy to work in the office full time?