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Personal Assistant / Business Assistant – Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Manchester (Ideally) | Fully Remote
Salary
Competitive Salary Package + Benefits
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Personal Assistant / Business Assistant to join a successful and growing business within the beauty, cosmetics and personal care sector. This is a newly created role working directly with the Founder of the business, providing high-level administrative, organisational and operational support to help drive continued growth and success.
The ideal candidate will be based in Manchester, however this is a fully remote position and applications are welcomed from candidates based anywhere in the UK.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is highly organised, commercially minded and enjoys working in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment where no two days are the same.
Key Responsibilities
Founder Support & Business Operations
- Provide direct support to the Founder, helping manage priorities, workload and business activities.
- Act as a trusted partner to the Founder, ensuring key tasks, projects and deadlines are effectively managed.
- Manage diaries, meetings, appointments and schedules.
- Prepare agendas, meeting notes and follow-up actions.
- Support the coordination of business projects and initiatives.
- Assist with day-to-day business operations to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Administrative & Organisational Support
- Manage emails, correspondence and communications on behalf of the Founder.
- Organise internal and external meetings, calls and appointments.
- Prepare presentations, reports, documents and business updates.
- Maintain accurate records and support business administration processes.
- Coordinate travel arrangements, events and key business activities where required.
- Ensure deadlines and priorities are tracked and delivered.
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Business Growth Support
- Support the Founder with the continued growth and development of the business.
- Assist with research, planning and preparation for new opportunities.
- Help coordinate relationships with clients, partners and stakeholders.
- Support marketing, commercial and operational activities as the business continues to scale.
- Contribute ideas and solutions to improve efficiency and business processes.
Client & Stakeholder Management
- Support communication with clients, partners and external contacts.
- Help maintain strong professional relationships.
- Ensure actions and follow-ups are completed efficiently.
- Represent the business professionally when communicating with stakeholders.
- Coordinate and schedule calendar appointments.
- Manage all incoming and outgoing communications.
- Schedule travel.
- Planning events.
About You
We are looking for a proactive, organised and ambitious individual who enjoys being at the centre of a growing business.
You will have:
- Previous experience as a Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant, Business Assistant, Operations Assistant or similar role.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A proactive approach with the ability to work independently.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to take ownership.
- Experience supporting founders, entrepreneurs or senior leadership teams would be highly advantageous.
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Experience Required
- Experience working in a fast-paced business environment.
- Strong administrative and organisational background.
- Comfortable working remotely and managing your own workload.
- Experience within beauty, cosmetics, personal care, FMCG or a consumer-facing business would be beneficial.
- Ability to build strong relationships and work with discretion and professionalism.
What’s on Offer
- Fully remote working opportunity.
- Competitive salary package.
- Opportunity to work directly with the Founder of a successful and growing business.
- Exposure to the beauty, cosmetics and personal care industry.
- A varied role with significant responsibility and opportunity for development.
- The chance to make a real impact within an ambitious and expanding organisation.
If you are an organised, driven and commercially minded Personal Assistant / Business Assistant looking for your next challenge, we would love to hear from you.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for a range of activities which will assist this organization's leadership. In this position, you should feel comfortable coordinating calendar appointments, managing communications, and planning events, as necessary.
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