Personal Assistant - Award Winning Hotel & Restaurant - Devon

Personal Assistant to the Owner

Award-winning Hotel & Restaurant - Devon

JWR is excited to be working with this stunning Country House Restaurant with Rooms located in the picturesque countryside of Devon, looking to recruit an experienced and highly organized Personal Assistant to join their luxury property and support the Owner with Events, Enquiries, Social Media & admin

As an experienced Personal Assistant (not just with secretarial experience) you will have good educational qualifications and high English standards with a proven versatility and competence in your working background as a Personal Assistant.

Whilst an experienced Personal Assistant is preferable, a bright, very intelligent high achiever with a secretarial background to senior level management and ambition for promotion to a Personal Assistant may also be an acceptable alternative.

Working closely with the team, as PA you will be the first point of contact for the Owners and therefore be able to communicate confidently and effectively whilst managing and prioritising a busy workload.

A background in hospitality is preferable, however not essential. Working Hours: Wednesday to Sunday 9am to 6pm (38 hours)

Required Skills:

• Provide full administrative support to the Owners and General Manager, overseeing the effective management of their diaries.
• To aid the owner with all social media posts, to respond to social media guest enquiries and to research and reach out to various influencers and members of the press to encourage a positive buzz around the property.
• Plan meetings and projects
• Review emails, action when possible, ensuring quick, timely and appropriate decisions are made. Screen calls as required.
• Ensure Owners are fully prepared in advance for all necessary meetings.
• Meet and greet guests & visitors on behalf of Owners.
• Manage general hotel correspondence in timely fashion.
• Maintaining a suitable and effective filing system for all records ensuring the business remains compliant with GDPR.
• Knowledge of working within a hotel/hospitality-based business and advantage.

The Package / Benefits / Opportunities:

• £23k pa
• 6 weeks holding entitlement, inclusive of bank holidays per annum.
• Meals on duty
• Friends and family rates for hotel stays
• Staff discounts on food & beverage
• Christmas and Summer staff parties

James Webber Recruitment are acting as an employment agency in relation to this permanent vacancy.

Kindly note due to our client's requirements, sponsorship is not available for this position for those who are not based in the UK or not holding settled status.

James Webber Recruitment prides itself on providing the highest quality of permanent recruitment solutions to our candidates and our preferred partners. We take every application into consideration, however due to the volume of applications cannot always respond to each applicant. We do apologise in advance if we cannot immediately communicate with you.

Your details will be treated in the strictest confidence as per GDPR guidelines and you can opt out at any time.

Only candidates eligible to live and work In the UK may apply