Private PA/Office Manager to celebrity event planner

TITLE: Private PA/Office Manager to celebrity event planner
Salary: to circa £60,000
Location: Kensington/Notting Hill area
Sector: Party planning and events. B2B and B2C
The Company
You will be working for a small, very high profile leading event planning and design consultancy working exclusively with international HNW and UHNW families. This company produces large, multi-day social celebrations across Europe. The Director of this company is looking for a PA who knows how to deal with the Private PA’s of her clients as well as who can manage the clients diplomatically and with sensitivity. Management of client expectations, in terms of time frames, feedback, call-backs and contact will be an essential part of this role. You will need to protect and shield her from overstretching herself. The company is regularly featured in glossy magazines and news articles. This could be a truly exciting role for the right person and this company owner is a great person to work for and will get you involved in every aspect of her business.

Duties
A mix of PA work with general office management
*Liaising with very high profile and demanding UHNW and HNW clients daily
*Co-ordinate a complex, ever changing diary, booking flights, accommodation, restaurants and transfers
*Liaising with external travel companies for flight quotations
*Manage a busy, pressurised, and deadline driven team of 6 events producers
*Operationally run the office and liaise with suppliers
*Get weekly project update information
*Assemble project paperwork
*Some budget work
*Organise and help prepare the Director for TV-related meetings and filming appointments
*Act as a gate-keeper and protect and nurture the Director, thereby freeing her up to meet project deadlines and maintain a better work-life balance
*Occasional personal work and travel
*Official hours at 10-6pm Monday-Friday, but you will need flexibility as you will work across several time zones. You will have the opportunity for occasional work from home.
Requirements
*Previous private PA experience working for a HNW boss
*Experience in running a small office
*Free asap