Personal Assistant to UHNWI

Job description / Role

Our award-winning international client offers a bespoke approach to the interior design requests of their discerning clients. Each project is nurtured uniquely, with time invested in getting to know each client and creating their dream space, whether it be on land, sea or in the sky. Established in 2007, this luxury firm has built a strong international reputation, working with high-net worth individuals and corporations across the USA, Europe and the Middle East.

The Founder and Managing Director is a world-renowned interior designer whose emphasis is on the quality and delivery of the highest levels of service, ensuring unique and innovative solutions are available to all her clients. The Dubai based team is a strong unit who work collaboratively, and we are now seeking a highly proactive Personal Assistant to join the team, supporting the MD in both a private and corporate capacity.

This is a very busy role, not a traditional 9-5 and will require flexibility and a strong organisational ability. You will be the ‘righthand’ and ‘shadow’ to the MD, attending meetings and taking comprehensive notes, liaising with suppliers, assisting with complex PowerPoint proposals and RFP’s, document control and liaison with high net worth clients on her behalf. She is also an active member of the UAE community and has an active social diary, that also needs to be managed along with household management, extensive travel management and private affairs. Above all else she is also a mum, and there will be liaison with tutors, nannies and the Household Manager daily. Schedules of everyone in the family need to be carefully aligned and synchronized.

Successful candidates will be driven individuals themselves, looking for a career challenge and a dynamic individual to support. Advanced IT skills, especially in MS Excel and PowerPoint are essential, coupled with a strong interest in interior design and fashion. Candidates must be able to demonstrate that they have worked both in a corporate and private capacity in previous positions and have a very detail-oriented way of working.

This is a superb opportunity to work in a very busy and forward thinking organisation, supporting an inspiring individual.

About the Company

Irwin & Dow was established in 2013 to provide clients with a unique and highly personalised recruitment service, providing the very top calibre of candidates across the business support and secretarial function.

We provide a refreshing approach, working in close partnership with clients and candidates across diverse industry sectors; large MNC’s, government & semi -government entities, SME’s, local businesses and in the start-up and UHNWI support framework.

Great people equal great success: all our candidates are interviewed personally by a member of the team, and we develop longstanding and in-depth relationships with our clients, understanding their corporate culture and goals to ensure a successful outcome for both parties.

Our values of discretion and diplomacy are paramount, and we are pleased to be a partner of choice for clients and candidates.