Department: Administration
Location: London
As a Senior Personal Assistant at Foster + Partners, you will play a pivotal role in supporting senior leaders at the heart of a world‑renowned design studio. This is a fast‑paced, highly visible position where you’ll bring structure, clarity and calm to a dynamic environment, managing priorities, building trusted relationships and ensuring everything runs seamlessly behind the scenes.
This role is ideal if you want to:
* Be a trusted partner to senior leadership, managing complex diaries and shifting priorities with confidence.
* Take ownership of high‑level coordination, from international travel to key meetings.
* Act as a central point of contact, building relationships across teams and with external stakeholders.
* Anticipate needs and stay one step ahead, proactively supporting decision‑making.
* Work in a creative, collaborative studio where no two days are the same.
* Bring ideas forward and continuously improve how support is delivered.
What you will bring to the team:
* Proven experience supporting senior executives in a fast‑paced environment.
* Strong diary, inbox and travel management expertise across international schedules.
* Confidence handling confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
* The ability to stay calm under pressure and manage competing priorities effectively with strong attention to detail.
* Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
* Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage at all levels.
* High level of accuracy, consistency and attention to detail.
What we offer:
We offer a benefits package designed to help you thrive professionally and personally. This includes private medical insurance for you and your family; life assurance; personal travel insurance; access to a range of wellbeing support, comprising virtual GP services, mental health support and lifestyle coaching; as well as discount programmes for various retailers. On our London campus, we have subsidised catering facilities and host regular social events, and sports activities, for everyone to enjoy.
To support you in building a meaningful career, the practice offers opportunities to develop both your technical and non‑technical skills through continuous learning, professional development support, and knowledge sharing and insights from experienced colleagues.
If our designs spark your curiosity and you would like to contribute to solving complex challenges with local and global impact, we invite you to join our team. You’ll be challenged and inspired, collaborating on extraordinary projects in an environment designed to cultivate excellence.
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