Personal Assistant / EA to Directors - Fast Growth Travel Co in Bournemouth

Are you an Executive Assistant who wants even more from your job? Looking to be part of a fast-paced, high-growth company? Want to be recognised for everything you can achieve - and trusted with real responsibility, both in the business and, for the right person, beyond it? We are the UK's leading travel homeworking company, one of the fastest-growing franchises in the UK, and we're based in Bournemouth. We are looking for an exceptional Personal Assistant to become the right hand to our Directors - someone who takes real ownership of their time, their priorities, and (in part) their life outside the office too.

Your Background / Skills:

• Executive Assistant
• Senior PA
• Director Support
• Diary & Inbox Management
• Project Ownership
• Meeting & Event Management
• Personal Assistance
• Senior Stakeholder Support

Experience: Minimum 3 Years in a Similar EA or Senior PA Role

Role Info:

• You'll be an experienced Personal Assistant/EA who makes themselves invaluable - not by doing what you're told, but by knowing what needs doing before you're asked. You'll take charge, make things happen, and be trusted with real judgement calls.
• You'll directly support the Directors of the business and other key senior team members.
• Roughly 80% of your time will be spent on EA duties - proactive gatekeeping, project ownership, meeting management, and reducing the Directors' workload.
• The remaining c.20% will be dedicated personal support to a Director - practical life admin and logistics, for example house-hunting, personal appointments, or other time-consuming personal tasks that take a Director away from running the business.
• You will have a diverse range of tasks from meeting preparation and reports, to event management, to personal life admin.
• Based at our Bournemouth offices near Bournemouth airport.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in a similar EA or senior PA role.
• Excellent rewards for the right person.

Reasons to Join Us:

• You want to grow, develop, and have the opportunity to shine.
• Great career prospects to move into many different roles within the business.
• Genuine variety and the opportunity to have real impact — on the business, and on the person you support.
• We are one of the fastest-growing travel companies.
• 'Home Working Agency of The Year' 5 years running.
• Top 5 of all homeworking companies in the UK (travel).
• Top 10 franchise in the UK.
• We are expecting the next 2–3 years in travel to be the biggest ever in terms of growth.
• Featured continually in trade press and national press.

About You:

You should have a genuine passion for being a Personal Assistant that shines through in everything you do - plus an excitement for working within travel and helping others. Results and attention to detail should be second nature, and you'll have the knack of second-guessing what the senior team needs before they've asked. You'll be calm under pressure, discreet with sensitive information (business and personal), love fast pace and change - and you'll genuinely enjoy being trusted with things that matter, both inside and outside the office.

A year from now, you’ll have had a great year if:

• You’ve reduced senior team workload and removed bottlenecks.
• Meetings and communication are more effective.
• You’ve taken ownership of time-consuming business and personal tasks.
• Directors trust you to make sound decisions independently.

EA Responsibilities (c.80%):

• Manage complex diaries and inboxes, prioritising on behalf of senior leaders.
• Act as gatekeeper, protecting Directors’ time.
• Attend meetings, capture actions and drive follow-through.
• Prepare presentations, reports and board/investor materials.
• Manage projects and events end-to-end.
• Conduct research and analysis to support decisions.
• Support onboarding, checks, contracts and processes.
• Represent Directors when required.
• Bring exceptional organisation, communication and attention to detail.

Personal Support (c.20%):

• Manage practical personal admin and logistics, including appointments and house moves.
• Adapt support as priorities change.
• Maintain complete discretion and confidentiality.

How We’ll Work Together:

• Direct access to Directors with regular, focused briefings.
• Clear authority to make agreed decisions and act independently.
• Short, regular check-ins to keep priorities clear and work moving.

The Reward for You:

As one of the UK's fastest-growing travel and franchise companies, the opportunities for you to grow your role and responsibilities are endless. We're looking for team members who are ambitious and want to develop further - including, for the right person, a future path toward a Chief of Staff-style role as the business scales.

Benefits:

• Excellent pension package.
• Private medical.
• In-service Life Insurance.
• Dental.
• Gym access.
• Range of discounts/perks from leading brands.
• Monthly rewards.
• Discounted travel.
• Excellent holiday entitlement.
• Commission on any referred customers.
• Learning & Development Programme.

Hours:

Full-time, equivalent to 40 hours per week. Additional hours may be required to support senior managers whilst at overseas events, and you may be required to attend these events for further support. Ability to travel to UK-based 'out of office' meetings and events is required; travel to overseas events is not required but is desirable. Occasional out-of-hours support is not unreasonable, limited to covering time zone differences while senior managers are travelling.

Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to our team.