PA to CEO

PA to CEO
£26,000 - £30,000
West London

An exciting and expanding, bespoke furniture retailer is seeking a PA/EA to the CEO. The London office is based in Chelsea, with showrooms all over the UK, Amsterdam and a factory in Poland. This is a great opportunity for an experienced candidate to move into a fast pace and growing retailer.

They are seeking a dynamic, competent, forward thinking and multi-tasking PA, who is confident to take on a variety of tasks and manage a CEO that is travelling a lot and occasionally supporting the other 6 senior managers within the company. You will need to think ahead and anticipate the needs of the CEO and the projects that may need to be done. You will need to be flexible, as no day is the same and when needs permit, be able to travel.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Day to day office duties, including keeping up with office supply inventory

Extensive diary management

Meeting arrangements and minute taking

Expenses

Travel planning

Prepare necessary agendas

Event organisation

HR support when needed

Must be competent at creating presentations at a high calibre

• Board pack
• Bank presentations
• Internal presentations
• Senior team presentations

Supporting the CEO in project management, research and internal/external reports

Be the point of contact between the CEO and the senior team/employees and clients

Essential and desirable experience and skills:

Advanced MS office skills and Adobe Acrobat

Professional, discrete and approachable

High levels of accuracy and attention to detail when under pressure

Organised and pro-active nature

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Ability to prioritise, problem solve and think on your feet

Confidence in the decisions you make

Strong judgement and understanding of what is best for the company as well as the employees

High attention to detail and accuracy

It is vital the candidate can multitask under pressure

This is a fantastic role supporting a really lovely, transparent and supportive CEO. You will have high energy levels, fantastic people skills and willing to support who ever needs it at the time, honesty and humour is key in this role! You will be the right hand to the CEO and to make sure he is able to run the company smoothly. The candidate must be able to begin w/c 4th September, so that you can shadow the current PA/EA until her leaving date of Thursday 21st September.