Type of Contract: Maternity cover – 6 months with the potential to be extended
The job is based: between the Central London Office and the Residence
Start date: August 2023 ideally
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced private PA, who would like to join a great professional team in support of the HNW British/Ukrainian business family based in London on a fixed contract basis. 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.
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 HNW/VIP setting is a must
- UK-based experience, skills and contacts – experienced working in London
- Fluent in English as well as Russian and/or Ukrainian
- Efficient, organised, focused with an eye for detail and the ability to speak at all levels
- Caring and attentive, personable and positive
- Happy to commit to the contract for at least 6 months with potential to stay longer if required
Job advantages
- Great contract opportunity with a lovely family and an established role
- Great colleagues to communicate with, strong connection with the large corporate team, office and residence-based – not a lonely job at all
- Some flexibility to work from home some days
- Diversity of interesting lifestyle tasks
