Italian speaking Executive Assistant

A prestigious luxury fashion house has a fabulous opportunity for an impeccably well-presented bilingual Executive Assistant with perfect fluency in English and Italian to become a key member of their collaborative working environment, whilst also being seen as an ambassador for the London office and the brand!

This Italian-speaking Executive Assistant role offers plenty of opportunity to get involved in events, product launches and various internal and external projects adding more dimension to this traditional Italian-speaking EA position! Primarily; your role is to provide comprehensive, administrative support to 2 Senior Directors based in London and Paris which will include inbox and diary management as well as organising travel itineraries whilst being the go-to person/ office manager for the London office. Another curial part of your role will be to build new and maintain key relationships with both internal and external parties including the office and factories in Italy to ensure seamless, successful partnerships continue across the business. It is essential that you are a strong/positive communicator with ability to charge and make executive decisions when needed.

Demonstrable exposure to the luxury goods, high-end fashion or retail sectors will be extremely important for this Italian-speaking Executive Assistant position coupled with a stable PA/EA background, strong organisation and communication skills and impeccable presentation at all times!

You must be resilient, have sound judgement and possess the ability to remain calm, composed and totally focused in a dynamic and high pressure environment. In return my client offers a wonderful company culture, a great salary and benefit scheme which includes an excellent clothing allowance.

Interviews will take place from this week!

Profile

• First class written and verbal communications skills in both Italian and English
• Demonstrable PA / EA / Personal Assistant / Executive Assistant background is essential
• Impeccable presentation and interpersonal skills
• Experience of working within the Luxury Goods / Fashion / Retail sector
• Approachable, adaptable, flexible, diligent, discreet
• Excellent organisational skills
• Experience of working in similar international, fast-paced, high-pressurised environments
• Able to manage your own workload and juggle multiple tasks simultaneously within a short time frames.
• Excellent secretarial skills including typing, Word, Excel and PowerPoint and numerical skills
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team

To apply, please send your CV in Word format to Hannah. If you have applied for any other languagematters vacancy there is no need to re-apply, as your CV will be considered for all vacancies that match your language skills and work experience.

languagematters is a multi-discipline, multilingual recruitment agency offering a wide range of bilingual jobs in London, the South-east, nationwide and overseas. Our goal is to be the most valued, knowledgeable and indispensable recruitment partner in the language recruitment field.

We work constantly to provide equal opportunities for all, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, social background, religion, disability or sexuality.

NB: Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK or hold a valid work permit. Please note that we contact successful candidates within 3-4 working days. languagematters is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.