Executive Personal Assistant
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Orchid HR is hiring an Executive Personal Assistant in Nairobi to provide high-level administrative and operational support across multiple business entities, including project coordination, procurement, and short-let property operations. The role requires a Bachelor's degree, at least 5 years of PA or executive assistant experience, and a valid driver's license. Salary is KSh 75,000–90,000 on a full-time basis.
- Full-time role in Nairobi with salary KSh 75,000–90,000
- Requires Bachelor's degree and minimum 5 years PA or executive assistant experience
- Must hold a valid driver's license with 2+ years driving experience
- Involves project coordination, procurement, and property operations support
- Mid-level role supporting a busy executive across multiple business entities
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Original source description
EXECUTIVE PERSONAL ASSISTANT
ORCHID HR
Management & Business Development
1 week ago
Easy apply
New
Nairobi
Full Time
Real Estate
KSh
75,000 - 90,000
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Job summary
The PA provides high-level administrative and operational support to a busy executive across multiple business entities, blending core PA duties with hands-on project coordination. The ideal candidate should be highly organized, discreet, and proactive, able to manage competing demands with precision.
Min Qualification:
Bachelors
Experience
- Level:
- Mid level
- Length:
- 5 years
- Language Requirement:
- English
- Working Hours:
- Full Time - 8 to 5
- Applicant
- Location:
- Kenya
- Job descriptions &
- in a PA, executive assistant or senior
- administrative support role, ideally supporting a director.
- • Must hold a valid driver's license with 2+
- years of driving experience, as the role may require occasional driving duties.
- • Hands-on, demonstrable
- coordinating
- projects end-to-end,
- including
- procurement, contractor liaison and timeline tracking. This is
- a firm requirement and must
- be evidenced in the
- application.
- • Familiarity with standard PA
Requirements
- Primary
- to ensure operational
- continuity across
- all properties.
- • Assist with guest-related matters relating to short-let properties to support smooth operations and maintain occupancy standards.
- Secondary
- & Competencies
- • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management or a related field. • Minimum 5 years of verified
Responsibilities
- • Manage and continuously update
- the
- executive’s
- diary and schedule across multiple
- business areas, ensuring priorities are
- correctly sequenced and time-sensitive matters
- are addressed without
- delay.
- • Handle incoming email communications on behalf of the
- executive office,
- prioritizing, responding to and escalating correspondence
- as
- appropriate.
- • Act as the primary point of contact between the executive and internal teams, external partners, contractors, legal counsel
- and other stakeholders, ensuring
- clear
- and timely communication at all times.
- • Provide both professional and personal support to the executive,
- maintaining the highest standards
- of confidentiality and discretion at all times.
- • Coordinate
- and
- track tasks, deadlines and
- operational
- deliverables across
- multiple business entities simultaneously, following up proactively
- to ensure nothing is
- missed.
- • Support the coordination
- of
- renovation and property setup projects,
- including
- liaising with
- contractors
- and vendors, following up on procurement, tracking
- timelines and escalating issues to the executive as
- required.
- • Maintain clear, up-to-date records of
- project progress, outstanding action items and key decisions to keep the executive informed at all times.
- • Liaise with on-ground site leads to gather
- real-time progress updates and relay relevant information
- to the executive office.
- • Coordinate
- with legal counsel
- on project-related requirements, client
- needs and approvals, ensuring smooth information flow between all parties.
- • Support procurement activities, including
- obtaining quotes, comparing
- supplier options,
- tracking
- orders and confirming
- delivery
- timelines.
- • Help
- manage competing priorities across
- business areas by keeping the executive informed and flagging any items at risk of delay or non-delivery.
- • Support the coordination
- of short-let property
- operations,
- including liaising
- with
- maintenance
- teams and service providers to ensure
- property readiness and service quality.
- • Follow up on property repairs, restocking
- and maintenance
- • Be available for responsive, ad hoc executive support outside of standard working hours when required by the executive office.
- • Maintain organized filing
- systems, both digital
- and physical, for correspondence, contracts, project
- documents and operational records.
- • Support the executive with any other administrative, logistical or operational tasks as they arise,
- contributing
- to the overall efficiency of the executive office.
- including diary management, communication
- handling, stakeholder coordination
- and confidential executive support.
- • Proficiency in
- Microsoft Office Suite
- (Word, Excel, Outlook,
- PowerPoint) and digital task or
- project management tools.
- • Strong organizational
- and multi-tasking skills,
- with the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple entities without compromising delivery.
- • High level
- of initiative and accountability with ability
- to follow through independently without needing to be reminded.
- • Excellent written and verbal communication skills,
- with the ability to engage professionally
- with diverse stakeholders.
- • Ability to handle sensitive and confidential
- information with absolute discretion.
- • Calm under pressure, solutions-focused and adaptable to a fast-changing, multi-entity work environment.
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