Personal Assistant

Personal Assistant
£35,000 + benefits
Location between Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield (Hybrid) – Must have own vehicle
 
Pertemps seeking a highly organised, proactive, and resourceful Personal Assistant to support a successful business owner with both professional and personal responsibilities. This is a unique opportunity to step into a varied role where no two days are the same combining executive-level business support with personal and household management.

The successful candidate will be a trusted, discreet, and reliable individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, takes ownership, and creates structure. You’ll be supporting across business operations, household logistics, and family life becoming an integral part of ensuring everything runs smoothly.

Key Responsibilities

Executive Support

• Managing the MD’s diary, meetings, and appointments.
• Acting as first point of contact, handling calls, emails, and correspondence.
• Preparing reports, presentations, and communications.
• Coordinating meetings, including agendas, notes, and follow-up actions.
• Maintaining oversight of projects, deadlines, and priorities to optimise time.
• Tracking actions, providing reminders, and escalating risks when required.
• Building strong communication links with internal teams and stakeholders.

 
Personal & Household Support

• Organising family travel (accommodation, flights, itineraries, packing systems).
• Managing errands such as prescriptions, parcels, and car fuelling.
• Coordinating trades and service providers (cleaners, gardeners, handymen, etc.).
• Booking recurring personal appointments and maintaining family schedules.
• Researching and arranging family activities, gifts and purchases.
• Streamlining clothing orders, returns and wardrobe organisation.

 
Organisation & Systems

• Designing checklists, guides, and processes to simplify recurring tasks.
• Bringing order and structure to busy household and business routines.
• Conducting weekly planning sessions to cover logistics, travel, and events.
• Taking ownership of smaller issues to reduce the MD’s daily admin load.

 Candidate Profile

• Proven experience as an Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, or Household Manager (or exceptional demonstrable organisational skills).
• Proactive and able to anticipate needs before being asked.
• Highly organised, with a natural ability to create order and systems.
• Discreet, trustworthy, and able to manage sensitive personal and business information.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing demands.
• Positive, problem-solving mindset with a calm, practical approach.

 The role includes -

•  Hybrid working combination of remote admin and on-site support.
• Autonomy, responsibility, and the opportunity to truly make the role your own.
• Join a respectful, supportive, and family-oriented environment.

 Interested to know more? Contact Hayley Whitehead at Pertemps Birmingham Hagley Court or click apply.