Our client near Slough are seeking a highly skilled, trustworthy, and proactive Private Personal Assistant to provide comprehensive administrative and personal support to the CEO and family. This role requires a highly organised and discreet professional who can manage both personal and professional tasks effectively. The ideal candidate will be proactive, adaptable, and skilled in multitasking to ensure the CEO's day-to-day operations run smoothly.
Key Responsibilities
* Efficiently manage and coordinate the employer's calendar, ensuring timely appointments, meetings, and social engagements.
* Organise personal and professional appointments, ensuring that they align with the employer's priorities and availability.
* Make reservations for dining, accommodations, and entertainment, and book tickets for events, travel, and more.
* Schedule and organise both social and private events, from family gatherings to business functions.
* Plan and arrange complex travel itineraries, including flights, accommodations, and transportation across multiple locations.
* Oversee the planning and execution of personal and professional events, ensuring everything runs smoothly.
* Manage personal shopping needs, including clothing, gifts, and household items.
* Oversee household tasks and staff, run errands, and ensure that day-to-day personal needs are met.
* Book flights, train tickets, and other modes of transportation according to the employer's schedule.
* Maintain up-to-date records of vehicle policies, ensuring insurance, taxes, and registrations are current.
* Ensure catering and dining needs are met, including dietary preferences and timing for meetings, events, or personal gatherings.
* Attending meetings and minute taking
* Submit expenses on behalf of the CEO
* Raising purchase orders
* Sales analysis and preparation for tenders on Excel and Sage
The successful candidate will have
* Proven experience working as a Private Personal Assistant.
* Relevant Qualifications in business administration or related field.
* Able to adapt quickly in challenging and pressured environment.
* Excellent planning and organisational skills, including making judgments about competing priorities and identifying resources accordingly.
* Advanced Excel skills, including ability to use other appropriate IT applications effectively.
* Strong analytical skills
If you are interested in this Private PA role, please do apply or contact Esther Ward on 01753 428000 to discuss the position in more detail.