Personal Assistant
Location: South West London
Salary: Up to £33,000 per annum plus benefits

A fabulous opportunity has arisen for a Personal Assistant to join a prestigious design practice in South West London. Supporting at Partner level (6), this is a busy and demanding role with full responsibility for overall support and administrative coordination of the department.

This hugely successful and prestigious business is looking for a confident, professional, and proactive PA who is excited to work independently and on their own initiative.

Responsibilities will include:

• Diary management, using initiative to make considered judgements when juggling multiple demands and changing priorities.
• Acting as the internal and external first point of contact, gate-keeping as required.
• Coordinating complex travel arrangements, including passport and visa assistance as required.
• Effectively and efficiently managing telephone calls, emails, and other correspondence.
• Organising meeting arrangements, including room bookings, catering requirements, logistics, presentation setup, and presentation material.
• Maintaining and updating the database.
• Assisting with research and reports.
• Providing administrative support, including financial administration, management of expenses, filing, typing, and editing documents.

Experience/Skills:

• Ideally 2-3 years of previous experience in a Personal Assistant role at a senior level.
• Shipping/customs experience or an interest is desirable.
• Expert organisational skills.
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Outstanding communication skills and an ability to build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Lily Shippen – Experts in Personal Assistant Recruitment

Lily Shippen’s business support team are experts in recruiting top secretarial, office administration, and business support talent, including Personal Assistants, Executive Assistants, Private PAs, and Office Managers, on a temporary, permanent, and fixed-term contract basis. We work with clients across South West London and the United Kingdom, ensuring businesses find exceptional talent to drive their success.