Executive Personal Assistant

An exciting and fulfilling Executive Personal Assistant role working alongside an experienced EA to provide support to our client, a highly successful Entrepreneur.

THE ROLE:

A great opportunity has arisen for an experienced EA or Assistant EA with excellent attention to detail, to provide an efficient and effective PA service working for a high-profile Entrepreneur with an extensive range of business and charitable interests. (The ideal candidate will reside in the South Yorkshire region and be comfortable with working in the office 5 days a week)

• Coordinate a busy and changing diary, manage complex appointments and an extensive travel schedule, including international travel and conference calls.
• Assist in the coordination and planning of various events (business and social).
• Support meetings, produce documents such as briefing papers, reports, speeches, and presentations with high accuracy and structured working methods.
• Handle highly confidential correspondence and manage high profile visitors and contacts in a professional manner.
• Work proactively, anticipate and prevent potential problems; work at pace to tight deadlines alongside an experienced EA across a busy work schedule.
• Maintain extensive diary management and provide a high level of diplomacy, confidentiality, accuracy and discretion.

• First class presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills (written and verbal) with very high accuracy and attention to detail.
• Grammar accuracy; candidates should have a good command of English.
• Confident, enthusiastic, self-motivated and resilient; diplomatic, persuasive with excellent interpersonal skills.
• High standard of IT literacy in all Microsoft Office applications.
• Flexible, cooperative approach with strong confidentiality and discretion; team player with a friendly, proactive personality.
• Able to take initiative, multi-task, work well under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will have significant experience working in the role of EA, Assistant PA or Senior Secretary supporting high-profile individuals with a busy, varied and demanding work schedule both in their personal life and business capacity, with a commitment to high standards and meticulous attention to detail.

Edwards & Pearce acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Edwards & Pearce is an Equal Opportunities Employer.