PA & Manager to Entrepreneur in Food Industry

This is a maternity cover role for an entrepreneur in the food and music industries. 

Your responsibilities will cover the management of his busy diary and travel arrangements.  You will be required to accompany him on most of his engagements including charity, food and music events, school visits and speaking engagements. Ad-hoc assistance will also be needed with food prep at festivals and private dinners for auction winners. You must have the freedom to do this with ease.  The ability to work from your own home is essential, experience of this would be helpful given it requires strong self-discipline. There is a weekly shareholders meeting in an office in Baron's Court and you will be required to visit the entrepreneur’s recently opened restaurant in East London once or twice a week, on average.

As the restaurant business expands across the UK (the second site looks likely to open in Birmingham early this Summer), you may be required to travel with the principal to the site – likely to be at least once a week. This is a wonderful opportunity for someone with drive and enthusiasm, particularly someone interested in the food industry. The expansion of the restaurant business in particular promises to be an exciting venture to be a part of.

• Hours:                           Full time with additional work required during evenings and weekends
• Location:                       Your own home, the restaurant in East London and national travel with the Principal
• Salary:                           £32k
• Start Date:                     Immediate
• Interviewing:                  ASAP

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Diary management
• Organisation of national and international travel
• Handling 90% of email traffic
• Accompanying the Principal on all UK engagements
• Assisting with food preparation at Food Festivals
• Liaison with professional contacts, including agents, lawyers and shareholders
• Invoicing including keeping track of payment schedule
• Occasionally, the Principal will ask you to book restaurants but personal requests are rare

Candidates must be / have:

• Experience working from home
• Good diary management skills
• An interest in food and/or music
• The ability to travel, sometimes at short notice and overnight
• Experience working with talent.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with press requests

Benefits:

• Statutory holiday of 20 days + Bank Holidays (days in lieu given for Bank Holidays and weekends worked)
• Statutory sickness

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