This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced private PA who would like to join a great professional team in support of the HNW international business family based in London. It is a corporate contract role, however you will be working with the Principal and his family exclusively on private and lifestyle matters. You will be working in tandem with an amazing corporate PA, and will have an opportunity to move around between the beautiful office and the residence in Central London. Occasional work-from-home options may be available.
Responsibilities
- Family diary and travel management i.e. research and booking travel/holidays
- Domestic and international travel arrangements – flights, visas, COVID tests, customs paperwork
- Managing the family’s social calendar, restaurant bookings and personal appointments
- Organising children’s school schedules and extracurricular activities, and all the school admin
- Liaising with household staff and confirming their schedules with the kids’ school
- Recruitment and management of household staff
- Running errands, personal shopping and gift purchasing
- Family parties and events organising – creative opportunities to come up with ideas and implementation for various private parties, birthdays and gatherings
- Any ad-hoc project and research work as and when required
Skills required
- Flexible, ok with being on call out of working hours – evenings and weekends
- Attentive and quick to think and act
- Private PA experience within an HNW/VIP setting is a must, gained in a private household/family office setting or through a lifestyle agency
- UK-based experience, skills and contacts – experienced working in London
- Fluent in English
- Russian and/or Ukrainian is a great advantage
- Knowledge of the European or Chinese language is a great advantage
- Efficient, organised, focused with an eye for detail and the ability to speak at all levels
- Caring and attentive, personable and positive
Job advantages
- Stable, long-term job in a professional family
- Great colleagues to communicate with, strong connection with the large corporate team, office and residence-based – teamwork focused role
- Some flexibility to work from home some days
- Negotiable extended holiday arrangements if you pick up too many calls on your holidays
- Permanent contract, generous salary and very generous yearly bonus structure, plus all corporate benefits – health, pension, travel, gym, dentist etc.
- Diversity of interesting lifestyle tasks
