Team Assistant - Investments

Location: London, United Kingdom. Hybrid arrangement with office attendance required at least four days per week and the option to work from home one day per week.

Company

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is an investment business within hirify.global, with global investment professionals serving clients across major asset classes and markets.

What you will do

• Provide day-to-day administrative support to investment professionals in the Fixed Income business.
• Manage diaries, meetings, conference calls, room bookings, catering, agendas, presentations, and meeting packs.
• Coordinate complex domestic and international travel, including itineraries, accommodation, transfers, entry requirements, visas, and travel documentation.
• Process expense claims and invoices, follow up on receipts and approvals, and coordinate regular administrative reporting.
• Support governance meetings, team events, offsites, and business activities; take minutes and track actions and decisions.
• Build relationships with investment teams and support functions while identifying opportunities to improve administrative processes.

Requirements

• Previous administrative, team assistant, or business support experience.
• Experience preparing agendas, taking meeting minutes, and tracking actions.
• Excellent organisation, prioritisation, communication, accuracy, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently and collaboratively.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Ability to work in the London office at least four days per week.

Nice to have

• Experience in financial services or asset management.
• Familiarity with expense and travel management systems such as Concur.
• Experience supporting multiple stakeholders and senior professionals.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time position within a client-centric, relationship-based business.
• Face-to-face collaboration, idea sharing, and in-person teamwork are central to the working model.
• Flexibility to work from home one day per week, subject to role-specific expectations.
• Inclusive, performance-based culture focused on development, contribution, and belonging.
• Accessible recruitment process and reasonable accommodations available when required.