Dynamic Executive & Personal Assistant (Part-Time)

African Safari Wildlife Park; Royal Oak (MI); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Education opportunities

Team events

Park access Ohio

Job summary

African Safari Wildlife Park seeks an exceptionally capable Executive & Personal Assistant to support a busy executive who owns and manages multiple companies and serves on several boards. This is a dynamic, hands-on, part-time role with about 20 hours per week in Metro Detroit.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized, proactive, discreet, and able to manage calendars, travel, errands, and invoices across multiple businesses and board commitments.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older and pass pre-employment screening.
• Regular and dependable attendance.
• Must possess a valid driver's license with a clean driving record and reliable transportation.
• Use private vehicle for work-related tasks on occasion.
• Flexible schedule requiring availability for weekends, holidays, early mornings, evenings.
• Physical ability to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions and perform labor-intensive tasks, including lifting and moving up to 70 pounds.
• Must be able to be on your feet for several hours.
• Ability to walk, stand, sit, kneel, stoop, crawl, twist, reach above head, pull, bend, and climb stairs and ladders.
• Ability and willingness to work in different locations-homes, or also our second location in Port Clinton, OH.

Responsibilities

• Manage professional and personal calendars, appointments, and reminders.
• Coordinate domestic and international travel, including flights, accommodations, transportation, and itineraries.
• Handle personal errands, purchases, returns, reservations, and household-related tasks.
• Assist with company invoices, receipts, expense tracking, and basic administrative accounting tasks.
• Organize documents, files, records, and correspondence across multiple businesses and board commitments.
• Help prioritize competing requests, deadlines, meetings, and projects.
• Communicate with employees, vendors, board members, business partners, and personal contacts.
• Research options, gather information, obtain quotes, and present clear recommendations.
• Track outstanding tasks and follow through until each item is fully completed.
• Identify problems and proactively develop practical solutions.
• Handle sensitive personal and business information with complete discretion.
• Provide support wherever needed, including tasks that may fall outside a traditional job description.

Skills

Communication skills

Highly organized

Self-starter

Multitasking

Problem solving

Discretion

Interdepartmental collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

African Safari Wildlife Park seeks an exceptionally capable Executive & Personal Assistant to support a busy executive who owns and manages multiple companies and serves on several boards. This is a dynamic, hands-on, part-time role with about 20 hours per week in Metro Detroit.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized, proactive, discreet, and able to manage calendars, travel, errands, and invoices across multiple businesses and board commitments.