Private Household PA, Kensington

A highly experienced Private Household PA required to support a very busy family – both husband and wife work long hours and the PA is to become the central linchpin of the home, not only managing all household administration but also importantly, managing and overseeing the household staff (full-time nanny and live-in housekeeper and a part time tutor) to ensure that the parents are free to focus on family life.  With many moving pieces and high standards to be maintained, applicants must have extensive experience working in similarly demanding environments and be independent and self-contained to lead the role from day one, without requiring guidance from the Principals.  You will need to be flexible with your time, occasionally required to stay on late or help in some areas that are not on the job description – however, the clients are respectful of their employees’ personal time.

Hours:                  10am – 6pm, Monday to Friday.  Responsive to calls and emails outside of normal office hours

Location:              Kensington

Salary:                  Dependent upon experience

Start Date:            ASAP

Interviewing:        ASAP

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Management of household staff (permanent nanny, housekeeper, tutor): hiring, training/guiding, preparing schedules, overseeing their work
• Managing all household administration; utilities, insurance, bills
• Managing personal finances
• Diary management
• Sourcing, coordinating and overseeing tradesman and contractors
• Basic hardware/software/ networking support to run the home office (printer, broadband/wifi, download software, organise folders etc.)
• Making personal appointments
• Occasional pick-up and drop-off of children from school, play dates etc
• Event management
• Personal shopping and errand running
• Project management
• Travel: flights, visas, hotels, taxis etc

Candidates must be / have:

• Excellent and high level Private PA experience, working within a household environment
• Previous experience managing household staff
• Well-educated, ideally with degree from well-regarded university 
• Good communication skills, with excellent written and spoken English
• Highly IT literate
• Advanced users of MS Office package
• Strong minded and independent
• Highly organised and efficient
• Self-motivated and initiative to work autonomously
• Able to multi-task and prioritise your workload
• A flexible, can-do attitude
• Trustworthy and discrete

Benefits:

• 25 days + Bank Holidays (days in lieu given for Bank Holidays worked)
• Statutory sickness

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IMPORTANT

We receive a considerable amount of applications for every position and there is tough competition in the employment market.  In order to process your application as efficiently as possible, please note the following instructions when responding:

• Detail your relevant experience in a cover letter and include this on an up to date CV
• Quote your required salary, with proof of current / previous salaries
• Let us know your availability for interview and when you could start
• If you can forward references to us, these can only strengthen your application

The more information you can give us, the more we can demonstrate to the client that you are exactly what they are looking for and send your CV on quickly. 

 Please note that these instructions apply to ALL candidates and applications that do not meet these criteria may not be considered.