Personal Assistant

Biscuit Recruitment Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Biscuit Recruitment Limited is seeking a highly organised Personal Assistant to support the Founder and Executive Assistant in a busy, client-facing environment in the City of London. The role involves managing multiple priorities, arranging meetings, coordinating onboarding and keeping confidential records secure.

The successful candidate will have prior PA experience, excellent organisational and communication skills, and a proactive approach.

Qualifications

• Previous PA experience in a busy, client-facing environment.
• Exceptional organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong communication, interpersonal skills and ability to prioritise multiple deadlines.
• Proactive, adaptable and discreet with confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Provide PA and administrative support to the Founder and EA.
• Manage multiple inboxes, ensuring timely responses and follow-ups.
• Coordinate client onboarding, meetings and ongoing communications.
• Attend client meetings, take minutes and follow up on action points.
• Support scheduling, reporting and confidential client records; supervise junior staff when needed.

Skills

PA experience

Organisational skills

Communication

Prioritisation

MS Office

Confidentiality

Team player

Education sector experience (adv)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Join a dynamic and rapidly growing boutique educational consultancy with an established international client base. We are looking for a highly organised, proactive and personable Personal Assistant to support the Founder and Executive Assistant in a busy and varied role.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced PA who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys client interaction and is confident managing multiple priorities. Working within a small, dedicated team, the successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of daily operations, while also overseeing an Administrative Assistant.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide PA and administrative support to the Founder and Executive Assistant Manage multiple busy inboxes, ensuring timely responses and follow-ups Act as a key point of contact for clients, parents and tutors, both in the UK and internationally Coordinate client onboarding, meetings and ongoing communications Attend client meetings, take minutes and follow up on action points Manage lesson schedules, bookings, student reports and confidential client records Supervise the Administrative Assistant and oversee the completion of daily tasks Maintain and update internal databases, spreadsheets and scheduling systems Review administrative processes and suggest improvements to increase efficiency Provide additional support and cover across the wider team when required

What we are looking for:

• Previous PA experience, ideally within a busy, client-facing environment Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail Confident and professional communicator with excellent interpersonal skills Ability to prioritise competing deadlines and manage a high volume of work Proactive, adaptable and resourceful with a positive, can-do attitude Strong proficiency in MS Office and confidence using online systems Discreet and comfortable handling confidential client information A collaborative team player who is happy to turn their hand to any task Experience within the education sector would be advantageous but not essential