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Location: Based in Oxfordshire

Job Title: Assistant to Emma Bridgewater

Information:

Emma Bridgewater (Chairman of Emma Bridgewater Ltd) requires a Assistant to work closely with her on a full time basis to ensure all her responsibilities to the business, family and external sources are met.

Secretarial, domestic and practical assistance is required.

Must be willing to travel with a full driving licence and own car.

Emma is involved in a complicated restoration project in Bampton, Oxfordshire, experience in this field would desirable.

The successful candidate will be confident, self reliant, physically fit and literate.

His or her responsibilities will include:

1) Organisational

• Keeping diary, making appointments, arranging travel
• Taking phone calls on behalf of Emma, and responding to e-mails on her behalf
• Coordinating with two other Emma Bridgewater Ltd offices

2) General Requirements

• Working outside the traditional 9-5 job role to ensure all obligations are met
• Based in Oxford, with travel to London, Stoke and Norfolk as required, sometimes at short notice
• Ability to liaise with Emma Bridgewater Ltd colleagues and external contacts
• Ability to deal with the unexpected
• Willing to take the initiative and make decisions when Emma is not contactable
• Any other duties as may be reasonably requested

3) Domestic/Practical Responsibilities

• General household organisation duties – for example, the accepting of deliveries, arranging plumbers at Oxford home
• Requirement to organise and pay household bills from 3 different houses
• Occasional collection of youngest child from school in Oxford
• Dog walking
• Shopping

4) Project Management

• Able to assist with the ongoing property development issues at Bampton, including where appropriate liaison with Architects/Contractors
• Day to day supervision of additional staff employed at Oxford/Bampton
• Practical help on site at Bampton

Role may be suitable for graduate interested in architecture, and renovating a listed house.

Hours to be arranged with successful candidate.

Contact:

Please apply by sending CV and current salary, applications need to be hand written and to: The HR Department, Emma Bridgewater Ltd, Bedford House, 69-79 Fulham High St, London SW6 3JW.

Closing Date: 25/4/2012