Personal Assistant

PA

Executive assistant

Executive secretary

Job Description

A personal assistant could be a private personal assistant, celebrity assistant, home personal assistant or an executive assistant. 

An executive assistant, or executive PA, usually works for a senior executive, or a group of senior executives, within a company. 

A personal assistant, celebrity assistant or home personal assistant will usually work for an individual, or a family, either partly or entirely outside of an organisation. 

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Main duties include organisation; keeping files and diaries organised, planning trips, scheduling meetings and maintaining the smooth running of their principal's day. 

Other duties can include shopping errands, picking up dry cleaning, gift-buying, and liaising with third parties such as clients, maintenance workers and other staff. 

Accommodation

Usually a PA will live out in their own accommodation but some roles can include an accommodation provision.  

Working Hours

Varies considerably from job to job, will always require a good degree of flexibility. 

Salary

Experienced Personal Assistants can expect to earn from £2000 to £4000 net per month, sometimes higher. Packages can include accommodation and travel.