Private & Academic Executive Assistant

Employer: Carnegie Consulting

Location: London (Greater), GB

Salary: Competitive salary

Job type: FULL_TIME, Remote

Posted: 2026-07-13T00:00:00Z

Sector: Education & Training

Job Description

A unique Executive Assistant opportunity. We are delighted to be representing a warm, private family seeking an exceptional Executive Assistant to support a brilliant Oxford/Cambridge graduate at the beginning of his research career, whilst also providing Private Executive Assistant support to another family member. This is unlike a traditional EA role. It combines academic support, document production, research coordination and private household administration within a long-term, trusted partnership. The role will include: Supporting academic research, publications and professional projects. Typing, formatting and proofreading documents from live dictation. Managing diaries, projects and complex schedules. Coordinating with universities, publishers and professional contacts. Preparing research papers, citations and bibliographies. Providing Private Executive Assistant support, including household administration and personal projects. Introducing efficient systems and embracing technology to simplify day-to-day working. We are looking for someone who is: Degree educated (or equivalent experience). An exceptional typist with outstanding written English. Highly organised with meticulous attention to detail. Technologically confident and comfortable learning new software. Warm, discreet, calm and emotionally intelligent. Interested in academia, research and intellectual pursuits. This is a rare opportunity to become a trusted, long-term part of a wonderful family whilst supporting fascinating academic work. Mainly remote, with occasional meetings and travel as required.

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