French Speaking PA

*PA to Head of European Sales
*French language skills and knowledge of France a real advantage
*Spanish and / or Italian a bonus
*To £35,000 + exc bens
*Fixed term 12 month contract - start by 3rd July
*W1
*Prestigious, global Property consultancy

Based in W1 for an upmarket, international Property company, this outstanding 1 year fixed term contract PA role supports the Head of European Sales within the International Residential Division.

This division deals with gorgeous properties in mostly France, so a love and knowledge of France is essential to be able to talk knowledgeably! Ideally, you will also have good French language skills, as you will liaise with clients and French offices.

The division also deals with properties in Spain and Italy, so Spanish and / or Italian language skills would also be used!

Fast and accurate typing and strong IT skills are important as quite a high percentage of this role (75%) involves producing documentation using mail merge on Word, Excel, PowerPoint and their internal database.

This PA role is on a 12 month fixed term contract basis and is to start by 3rd July.

This company can offer you:

*£32,000 - £35,000 salary
*Outstanding benefits include pension; life assurance and PHI; 23 days holiday rising; IF STL, childcare vouchers; discounted gym membership; retail and medical discounts; eye tests; cycle to work scheme; recruitment and business referral scheme; Give as You Earn, plus more!
*Amazing working conditions
*1 year fixed term contract
*Hours: 9am - 6pm, Monday to Friday (flexibility required)

To be successful in this PA role, you will have:

*5 + years' senior level PA / secretarial experience within professional services, ideally Property
*French language skills and a love / knowledge of France a real advantage
*Spanish and / or Italian a bonus
*70 wpm audio and copy typing
*Good IT skills and strong Word (mail merge), Excel and PowerPoint
*Excellent communication skills, both spoken and written
*Flair for organising
*Lots of initiative and a proactive approach
*High attention to detail
*Ability to remain calm under pressure

Key accountabilities within this PA role include:

*Diary management
*Organising meetings
*Audio and copy typing of reports, letters, minutes, schedules etc
*Organising travel, itineraries, accommodation, car hire, currency etc
*Maintaining data and records
*Website management for properties in France and Spain
*Assisting with co-ordinating advertising and marketing campaigns and initiatives
*Liaising with clients and internal departments
*Preparing brochures and advertisements
*Liaising with PR team regarding press trips and property stories
*Maintaining advertising budgets
*Invoicing expenses and fees
*Taking payments from clients
*Placing new properties on the website and updating existing properties
*Plus more

If this PA opportunity appeals and you would like to apply, please email your CV as soon as possible quoting "PA - love of France".


Thank you for applying to this advertisement; we appreciate your interest in this PA opportunity. All applications are important to us, but due to the high volume of response we receive from our advertisements, we only contact successful applicants.