PA Job Description

Marcilly Recruitment’s lovely HNW client in Dubai is seeking a PA to provide high-level personal, lifestyle and business support for a HNW British family in Dubai. The role requires absolute discretion, strong organisational skills, and the ability to manage schedules, communications, and logistics seamlessly in a high-profile setting.

Salary: AED 20,000- 25,000

Benefits: discretionary annual bonus; 25 days holiday; medical & annual flight

Hours: 09:00 – 18:00 Monday to Friday

Location: Dubai, UAE – office and household based

Start date: ASAP – they need people already based here in Dubai with a max 2 weeks’ notice period

The role is based in the office the majority of the time, but then you will be based from the house on the palm when needed (1-3 days a week depending on what is going on).

This is an 80% personal role with 20% business which will include inbox and diary management on a business and personal level. You will also have to liaise with the family office in the UK for various business interests and their international property portfolio.

They are a lovely family to support, and they are looking for a proactive and responsive assistant who understands professional boundaries, but someone they can still get on well with to ensure a collaborative working relationship.

This is a fun and exciting role given the business landscape and the personal side of things. It will require flexibility out of ours

PA Responsibilities include:

• Manage and coordinate calendars, appointments, and engagements for a principal with constantly changing priorities
• Coordinate meetings, calls, and commitments across time zones, most notably liaising with the businesses and family office in the UK
• Manage email, correspondence, and confidential communications
• Act as a gatekeeper, prioritising requests and managing time effectively
• Prepare agendas, itineraries, schedules, and daily overviews as required
• Coordinate personal appointments, travel, and lifestyle arrangements
• Manage private bookings, memberships, and exclusive reservations
• Oversee personal logistics, household-related matters, and ad hoc requests
• Plan and manage international travel itineraries. Coordinate flights, visas, ground transportation, and accommodation
• Deal with the admin for the three household staff
• Coordinate schedules for the whole family, liaise with nurseries, manage admin etc
• Manage the property here in the UAE, including utilities, maintenance etc
• Handle highly sensitive information with absolute discretion
• Manage the admin for the family pets
• Personal shopping
• Hospitality management
• Support ad hoc projects and provide executive-level assistance as needed

PA Requirements:

• 5+ years’ experience working as a PA, ideally within a creative, luxury or HNW/UHNW environment
• Be based here in the UAE ready to start ASAP
• Prior UAE experience is not a prerequisite for the PA as long as they know the UAE and are living here already
• Positive, warm and engaging personality with the ability to build relationships with people at all levels
• Quick response times and strong communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure
• Strong organisational and multitasking abilities
• Flexibility and adaptability to ever-changing demands
• Extremely high level of discretion and confidentiality
• Fluent English is a must with perfect spelling and grammar
• Team player with proven prior success

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a nice family who look after and value their staff. Plus, it is a fun role working as part of a great support team globally.

Marcilly Recruitment is a boutique London and Dubai based recruitment agency specialising in business operational and administrative support and private household recruitment in the UK, Europe and Middle East.

Unfortunately, due to the sheer volume of applications we receive, we cannot respond individually to each one. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within five working days, then sadly your application has been unsuccessful. Only candidates who are already based in the UAE and available to start within a month will be considered.