French speaking EA Job Description

Marcilly Recruitment's client, a brilliant private equity firm in Mayfair, is seeking a French Speaking EA to join their high performing team to provide 1:1 support to a Partner. This is a business and private split, roughly 50/50 but will change during the year depending on the priorities and busy periods. This a great opportunity to join a successful company where growth is encouraged and staff are extremely well looked after.

Role: French speaking EA

Salary: £50,000 to £65,000 DOE

Benefits: very generous discretionary bonus (in the past this has been up to 100%); pension; healthcare; 25 days holiday

Hours: 09:00 – 18:00

Location: Mayfair – office based five days a week

Start date: Happy to wait a notice period

French speaking EA duties will include but are not limited to:

• Full diary and calendar management; both personal and business
• Complex global travel, creating itineraries, booking luxury hotels, flights and visa applications
• Meeting preparation, including research, information gathering from the team, presentation production etc
• Coordinating board meetings, board papers etc
• Gatekeeping – managing internal and external relationships on behalf of the principal
• Inbox management when required and managing communications on behalf of the partner
• Managing private properties in the UK and abroad
• Facilitating and implementing specific ad hoc projects
• Event planning - both personal and business
• Expenses and finance management
• Managing all personal appointments and lifestyle management
• Ad hoc team support when needed

French speaking EA requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years of PA / EA/ Team Assistant experience, ideally in Financial Services
• Fluent French
• Experience supporting a HNWI is highly desirable
• Proactive, able to organise and prioritise a varied workload
• Exceptional attention to detail whilst always maintaining the highest standards
• Be able to maintain the highest degree of confidentiality and discretion
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office
• Strong educational background with a degree or strong A levels highly desirable

The successful French speaking EA will have proven success in a similar dynamic PA/EA position with an excellent can-do attitude and desire to grow and develop.

The hugely personable principal is looking for a self-starter who can work with autonomy, use their initiative and deliver to a high standard with good attention to detail.

Marcilly Recruitment is a boutique, London and Dubai based recruitment firm specialising in business support and private household recruitment across Europe and the Middle East.

Unfortunately, due to the sheer volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to each candidate individually. If you have not heard from Marcilly Recruitment within five working days, then sadly your application has been unsuccessful.