Personal Assistant

We have a lovely part-time opportunity for an experienced Personal Assistant based at a private residence in Ripley, with some flexibility required. You will be supporting an entrepreneur who is a kind, considerate, and engaging gentleman with a wide range of interests. Occasionally, you will also provide support to his wife, who is a company director.

This is an ideal role for someone who is highly motivated, a self-starter, and comfortable working independently.

The position is offered on an ongoing contract basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Your work will involve administration and office management
• Preparing online banking, checking invoices, reconciliations, working closely with a team of accountants, ensuring relevant documentation is supplied
• Proof reading
• Diary management
• Travel arrangements
• Personal Assistant duties will include
  • Personal administration, i.e. organising car tax, servicing and MOTs
  • Health insurance
  • Social and business engagements
  • Event planning
  • Overseeing property management, household maintenance, dealing with contractors, security
  • Providing support to household staff including the Housekeeper, gardeners and chauffeurs
  • Researching information, harvesting and sourcing across a wide range of subjects
  • Paying invoices and online banking

Experience and Skills Requirements:

• You will need to operate a Mac and be fully conversant with Apple operating systems whilst having an understanding of Microsoft
• You need to be proficient in all forms of social media to include Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram with some knowledge of digital marketing could be helpful
• Proactive as well as reactive
• Able to work on your own initiative
• Sound knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Word
• Substantially computer literate
• Trustworthy, honest, loyal and dependable
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong communication skills
• Strongly numerate
• Good use of English
• Organised, multitasker
• Problem solver
• Patient with a good sense of humour
• Clean driving license
• Must be a dog lover
• Must be a positive, Glass Half Full type of person
• It is essential that you are flexible and willing to undertake any task that is presented.  It is a requirement that you may be contacted out of office hours.

If you have not been contacted within 5 working days, then unfortunately on this occasion your CV has not been shortlisted.