PA to Creative Founder - Luxury Interior Design

Paddington, West London

5 Days Office Based

A wonderful opportunity has arisen for a PA to support a Creative Founder of a boutique, luxury interior design company as their business and personal assistant. This PA must be well versed in supporting high profile, with a creative flair. Due to the nature of the role, it is office based.

Key Duties for the PA

• Takes ownership of all administrative duties for the Founder at home and in the office
• Handles and responds to all correspondence including phone calls, emails and letters
• Schedules appointments and organises diary entries.
• Takes notes at meetings, prepares the minutes, and subsequently distributes to all participants
• Liaises with other members of staff and external parties such as clients and press
• Prepares expense reports and maintains a filing system
• Creates, edits, and updates spreadsheets as and when needed
• Schedules sometimes complex travel arrangements for senior executives as well as clients, when applicable
• Maintains IT setup and works with our IT support company for all IT needs
• Organises events typically at high level
• Prepares letters, presentations, and reports
• Understands the needs of the business as well as private PA demands and is able to balance the two
• Liaises with all house staff and nanny, guiding house staff as needed
• Manages shopping & returns, including the purchase of gifts
• All private PA related tasks

The Ideal PA

• Well presented and spoken
• Robust, resilient, thrives in a fast pace, high pressure environment
• Problem-solving skills
• Takes initiative with ability to ‘make things happen’
• Proven experience as an Executive Assistant or similar role.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Proficiency in MS Office and other relevant software, ideally InDesign
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities.

Benefits for the PA

• Work hours 9am to 6pm
• Summer timings with Friday's in August finishing at 2pm
• Pension contribution up to 5%
• 22 days holiday + bank holiday

If this PA role sounds of interest, please apply today!

We appreciate every application but are unable to respond individually to everyone due to the high volumes we receive.