Business Support Manager

At Rathbones, we help people invest their money well, so they can live well. That means more than financial returns – it’s about helping people feel confident in their decisions and supported in their future. We don’t just manage money, we guide people through life’s big moments, helping them stay on track and focus on what matters most.

We’re proud to be one of the UK’s leading wealth managers, with over £109bn* in assets under management and 20+ offices across the UK and Channel Islands. We’re a FTSE 250 company with national reach and a local feel – and we’re growing.
*As of June 2025

Role Title: Business Support Manager

Division: RIMI Ireland

Location: Dublin

Contract: Permanent – 3 days per week 

Working pattern: Hybrid

About the Role

To support the Managing Director as liaison between RIMI Ireland and the various outsourced activities to RIM UK. Responsible for providing a range of efficient, effective business support & Group liaison services.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Business communications: Executing RIMI Ireland's internal communication strategy, including strategy days and townhalls. Partnering with internal team as needed to arrange local events.
• People support and office management: in partnership with People Team, support local activity such as smooth onboarding of new hires; coordinating local training; office adherence to local requirements. Lead on variety of office management tasks including supporting any local visitors to office. Act as liaison to Group Facilities.
• Finance support: support RIMI Ireland with budget and cost control via processing of invoices and expenses.
• Board and Executive meeting support: Supporting the MD with Board and Executive meeting packs and outputs. Organising meetings, taking notes and following up on actions where necessary.
• Ad-hoc project management: Own and deliver ad-hoc packages of work, as needed. Including event management, drafting reports and presentations for internal and external audiences, collating contributions from across team. Produce documents/reports to a high standard of presentation and accuracy.

Executive support:

• Providing proactive and efficient executive support to Managing Director, Dublin, including time allocation and diary management, task prioritisation, arranging travel schedules including all material for trips.
• Contribute ideas in course of work, based on business insight and initiative.
• Willingness to raise challenge and pro-actively take accountability for most efficient and effective ways of working.
• Manage & support the leadership teams' internal and external network and build relationships.
• Carry out a range of duties as requested by management from time to time.

About you

• If you meet some of these criteria and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply
• Demonstrable relevant experience in a professional environment
• Experience of handling confidential information with discretion
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to adapt communication to audience and confidence to communicate at all levels of the business
• Must enjoy working in a small, close-knit team
• Ability to work at pace under pressure
• Self-starter and ability to work independently, with good judgement on when to escalate
• Strong stakeholder management skills

Life at Rathbones

We aim to become an employer of choice for the wealth management sector, to achieve this we are working hard to build a diverse, equal, and inclusive workplace that motivates, develops and embraces the strengths of all our colleagues. Being part of Rathbones means you will join a team of passionate professionals in a successful culture that cares for its people. At Rathbones, we provide meaningful work, opportunities, and a voice to all.

We are committed to building a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We welcome individuals who share our values.

We’re a Disability Confident Employer (level 2) under the UK Government scheme. This means we’ve signed up to a set of commitments around how we recruit, retain and develop people with disabilities. Find out more about the Government Scheme online, click here. If you require adjustments to apply for a role at Rathbones, please contact us via recruit@rathbones.com to let us know what adjustments you may need.

Mission

We believe in playing the long game. That means building consistent results, earning trust and doing the right thing — for our clients, our colleagues and the communities we’re part of.

Our values shape how we work:
- We aim high
- We get it done
- We show we care
- We do the right thing

These aren’t just words on a wall. They guide how we treat each other, how we make decisions and how we build relationships that last.

We will close this advert once we have received enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure you don’t miss out.