Business/Private EA

I have just taken on a Business/Private EA role for a senior candidate at the top of their game, supporting a dynamic global CEO based within his small team in West London.  This is at times a 24/7 role with the Principal spending much of the year outside of the UK, meaning his EA gets rare face to face time and is often in contact via WhatsApp etc. 

WHAT YOU’ll DO

This role breaks down to a 50% business/ 50% personal split and covers all area of his business and private life. A sample, but certainly not exhaustive list of duties includes:

• Running his hectic diary and business inbox.
  
  
• Texting him his daily schedule for the following day including directions for meetings and additional information.
  
  
• Working with the travel agent to book all of his travel, which is comprehensive and often changing.
  
  
• Linking in with various global teams to provide information for meetings – sometimes attending these in London and elsewhere in the world.
  
  
• Lots of private support which can include sourcing gifts, transporting items between properties and countries, research, sourcing.
  
  

WHO YOU ARE:

• You will be an extremely experienced EA who has previously supported a hard hitting, frenetic individual in a non -corporate, but not solely private setting.
  
  
• You will have lots of common sense, a thick skin, a great sense of humour and the ability to think calmly on your feet.
  
  
• The Principal is charming, but very quick with instruction and you will need to be able to capture this quickly, so listening skills are key.

SKILLS:

• Comprehensive Word & Excel skills
  
  
• Degree educated
  
  
• High attention to detail
  
  
• Ability to work autonomously
  
  
• Ability to work at a fast pace
  
  
• Happy to be contacted out of hours
  
  
• A succinct communicator
  
  
• The company uses Google (mail, docs, calendar) and WhatsApp

 
OTHER THINGS TO KNOW:

• Core hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm, but there will be out of office contact at times
  
  
• The role is currently based in very cool offices in Paddington, but there may be the opportunity to sometimes work from home
  
  
• There will be some international travel – potentially a few times a year, but can vary

 

PACKAGE:

The client will pay up to £70,00 + for an exemplary candidate. This role is all about fit and this will be very much considered alongside the core skills