Personal Assistant to an Entrepreneur

PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO AN ENTREPRENEUR

Location: Primarily remote. Candidates should live within approximately one hour's travel (by train or car) of Central London.

Engagement: Initial three-month freelance engagement, with the intention to transition to a PAYE role following a successful initial term.

Day Rate: £180–£220 per day, depending on experience

Availability: Availability required across core business hours, Monday to Friday, with flexibility around exact scheduling.

Start Date: ASAP

This is a rare opportunity to become the trusted right hand to a young entrepreneur at an exciting stage of her career. As Managing Director of a growing female-founded brand, with ambitions to build a wider portfolio of businesses and investments, the Principal is looking for someone who can create capacity in her life - professionally and personally.

Smart, hungry, culturally curious and highly organised, with a natural aptitude for technology and AI and a genuine interest in lifestyle, culture and style. Someone who enjoys solving problems, has no ego about personal tasks and is excited to learn and grow alongside an entrepreneur.

This isn't simply about managing a diary or ticking off a to-do list. It's about anticipating needs, thinking several steps ahead and creating the space for the Principal to perform at her best. You'll proactively protect her time, bring structure to busy weeks and help ensure she can focus on what matters most.

Initially, this is a blended role with approximately:

  • 60% personal support
  • 40% business support

The balance will naturally evolve whilst the Principal's priorities and business interests grow. On the business side, you'll help bring structure across different functions, keep projects and actions moving and ensure things don't fall between the gaps.

You'll work with people across her businesses and report to an Executive Assistant within the wider family office when appropriate.

For someone with ambition and a real appetite to learn, this is more than a traditional PA role. There is genuine scope to develop your business and operational skills, take on greater responsibility over time and ultimately grow into a Chief of Staff role alongside the Principal.

About You

We're looking for someone who is:

  • Exceptionally organised and naturally proactive
  • A fast learner with genuine curiosity, ambition and a desire to develop their business and operational skills
  • Resourceful, practical and solutions-focused
  • Comfortable taking ownership and getting stuck in
  • Able to work across different functions, personalities and priorities
  • Calm under pressure and comfortable working independently
  • Tech-confident and quick to learn new systems, with a genuine interest in AI, automation and project management tools
  • Culturally curious, with an appreciation for lifestyle and style
  • Excited to explore new technology and find smarter, more efficient ways of working
  • Someone who doesn't believe in "that's not my job" and will find a way to make things happen

Above all, we're looking for someone the Principal can trust completely. You'll need discretion, good judgement and the confidence to take responsibility whilst knowing when to ask questions.

Responsibilities

Business & Project Support

  • Proactively manage the Principal's diary, inbox, WhatsApp and day-to-day priorities, ensuring her time is protected and commitments are thoughtfully planned.
  • Provide administrative support across the Principal's business interests, including meeting coordination, travel planning, research, speaking engagements, networking opportunities and the coordination of her personal brand.
  • Provide hands-on operational and administrative support across the Principal's businesses, helping her stay organised and keep day-to-day activity moving across different tools, teams and workstreams.
  • Help coordinate projects, actions and deadlines, using project management tools and following up to ensure things keep moving.
  • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through technology, AI tools and streamlined ways of working.
  • Expense reports and basic bookkeeping.

Personal Support

  • Anticipate the Principal's needs, bringing structure, organisation and capacity to both her personal and professional life.
  • Manage household administration, including cleaners, home services, groceries and day-to-day logistics.
  • Coordinate medical appointments, insurance, banking, personal finances and bill payments.
  • Support the Principal's lifestyle, including wardrobe management, tailoring, shopping and helping maintain an organised capsule wardrobe.
  • Manage invitations, RSVPs, social commitments, memberships and researching cultural, networking and lifestyle opportunities.
  • Provide occasional administrative and lifestyle support to the Principal's partner, as required.

Lifestyle & Special Projects

You will take ownership of a wide variety of personal and lifestyle projects, including:

  • Planning celebrations and special occasions.
  • Organising travel and weekends away.
  • Researching gifts and memorable experiences.
  • Coordinating memberships and lifestyle bookings.

The Ideal Candidate

You are someone who:

  • Learns incredibly quickly.
  • Loves solving problems.
  • Has exceptional attention to detail.
  • Is naturally curious.
  • Takes ownership.
  • Doesn't wait to be asked.
  • Enjoys helping people succeed.
  • Is emotionally intelligent.
  • Communicates confidently with people from all walks of life.

Previous PA experience is helpful but not essential.

Essential Requirements

  • Excellent written and spoken English.

  • Full UK driving license (or actively working towards obtaining one).

  • Strong organisational and communication skills.
  • High level of discretion and professionalism.
  • Genuine interest in AI tools, automation and learning new systems.
  • Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.

What We Offer

  • Work directly with an ambitious entrepreneur.
  • The opportunity to grow alongside the Principal as her career and business interests continue to evolve.
  • Exposure to entrepreneurship, business operations, investing and strategic decision-making.
  • Ongoing mentorship and development, including access to frameworks, tools and ways of thinking from world-class executive education programmes.
  • Opportunity to work with and explore cutting-edge AI tools and technologies.
  • Take ownership from day one and make a genuine impact.
  • Flexible, predominantly remote working.
  • Membership and lifestyle perks.

Recruitment Process

  • First interview with family office Executive Assistant (line report).
  • Final interview with the Principal.
  • Candidates will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).

This is an equal opportunity role. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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