Role: Private Assistant/ House Manager
Location: Dubai
Salary: 30,000-35,000 AED per month
 
Achieve Hospitality and Achieve Professionals are supporting a single Family Office in their search for a Private Assistant/ House Manager.
 
Our client is looking for someone studious and highly-disciplined, who thrives on performing to a high standard and undertakes their work with professionalism, discretion, and care.
 
In this role, you will be working in a small team and based mostly from your home office and the Principals’ residences, you will be working on a variety of household management tasks in a methodical and exacting manner, as well as handling several personal tasks with a sense of urgency and excellence. 
 
A combination of good judgement, conviction in decision making, proactive communications and efficiency in task management underpins the success of this role.
 
Role Responsibilities 

• Daily, weekly, and monthly planning with outstanding MTD management
• Organising anything needed by the Principals or their extended family which may include, but not limited to, making appointments, arranging travels or events, research and making recommendations, running errands, drafting emails and liaising with external parties
• Oversee day-to-day operations of residence(s), ensuring everything runs smoothly
• Recruiting and coordinating household staff to ensure smooth running of residence(s)
• Arranging and supervising contractors, acting as gatekeeper for the Principal
• Handling purchases, arranging groceries or household products, running errands
• Liaising with the Finance team on property management related duties including supplier evaluation and property expense reconciliations

Candidate Requirements 

• At least 10 years of experience of supporting a private or UHNW individual in a similar role, and educated to a degree level
• You are structured in your thinking and have a natural ability to anticipate needs and present solutions to issues when and before they arise
• You take pride in driving matters through to completion in a timely manner whether singular tasks or projects
• You thrive on accuracy, and you are approachable and fair
• You find ways to add value without being asked, you are a resourceful problem solver and offer solutions with ease and consistency
• You have significant levels of tact and discretion, remain calm under pressure, you guard your Principal’s privacy and understand what it means to work with confidentiality 
• You are highly articulate and self-disciplined. You are succinct in your communication and can convey much meaning in short prose