Core Responsibilities
Calendar & Schedule Management: Coordinating complex diaries, scheduling meetings, and ensuring the employer is prepared for all appointments.
Communication Hub: Screening phone calls, managing high-volume email inboxes, and responding to correspondence on the employer's behalf.
Travel Logistics: Booking flights, hotels, and ground transportation, often preparing detailed international or domestic itineraries.
Administrative Support: Compiling reports, preparing presentations, taking meeting minutes, and maintaining digital and physical filing systems.
Lifestyle Management: Handling personal tasks such as running errands (groceries, dry cleaning), managing household staff, or booking private events and reservations.
Essential Skills & Qualifications
Discretion & Confidentiality: A non-negotiable requirement for handling sensitive personal and business information.
Organizational Mastery: Exceptional multitasking and time-management skills to prioritize urgent tasks without oversight.
Communication Skills: Professional verbal and written articulacy for liaising with high-level stakeholders and clients.
Technical Proficiency: Expert use of Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, and various scheduling or project management tools like Trello or Asana.
Adaptability: A "no task too small" mentality with the flexibility to work outside traditional office hours or travel at a moment's notice.
Typical Work Environments
Corporate: Supporting CEOs or CFOs in fast-paced business settings.
Private Household: Managing estates, family schedules, and domestic vendors.