EA

EA with Projects Job Description

This is a really exciting opportunity to work alongside a truly great, inspiring principal to support her in a business capacity and help her manage all her creative projects.

This is a really special role that doesn’t come about very often. You will be acting as a real right hand on the business side, providing traditional EA support as well as creative project management relating to interior design, art, styling, events and company branding.

The role will involve remote working, working from the principal’s home and then also working on site. They need someone who is happy working on their own as well as part of a team.

The ideal candidate will be someone who is hugely personable, warm and engaging – they need to have strong interpersonal skills to deal with lots of different stakeholders and manage relationships on behalf of the principal. The successful candidate will also have to have a good eye and creative flair.

Salary: £50K - £60K depending on experience

Benefits: discretionary bonus; pension; medical; cycle to work scheme; 25 days holiday

Location: remote, central London and occasionally on site – some travel will be required

Hours: 09:00 – 18:00 – some flexibility is required within the week, especially when meeting project deadlines

Start date: happy to wait a notice period

EA Responsibilities

• Diary management and scheduling of meetings
• Inbox management and writing correspondence on behalf of the principal
• Attending meetings with the principal, carrying out any meeting preparation prior, setting agendas, minute meetings and follow up on action points. Sometimes you will also be required to attend meetings on behalf of the principal and update them accordingly.
• Project management – ensuring projects are running to the correct timeframe and within budget.
• Travel and expenses
• Event management
• Purchasing and liaising with suppliers
• Working closely with other PAs as a part of a team
• Extensive research to be carried out on a wide range of things, such as sourcing products, pricing, technology, industry trends, competitors etc
• Shopping
• Stakeholder management
• Board papers and board work for various different business interests
• Acting as a sounding board for the principal
• Having a creative input

EA Requirements

• The successful candidate must have at least five years’ professional experience working for high-calibre companies
• Strong verbal and written communication – the successful candidate must have a strong command of the English language and demonstrate this with strong educational grades
• A Russell Group graduate is highly desirable, but not a prerequisite if someone has strong A Levels (or equivalent)
• Strong client facing skills
• Someone who is personable, outgoing, warm and bubbly
• Strong attention to detail and a good eye for design
• Proven longevity within previous roles
• A highly organised team player who is good at multitasking and managing an ever-changing workload and list of priorities
• The successful candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and work well under pressure

Marcilly Recruitment is a boutique, London based recruitment firm specialising in business administrative and operational support and private household recruitment. Please do not hesitate to get in touch to find out what other roles we are currently working on.

Unfortunately, due to the sheer volume of applications we receive, we are not able to respond to each one on an individual basis. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within five working days then sadly your application has been unsuccessful.