General Manager/Chief Of Staff, Kensington, £80-100K Gpa Doe

**General Manager/Chief of Staff, Kensington, £80-100K gpa doe**

We are looking for a very experienced Chief of Staff with strong technical and staff management skills to work at an UHNW fully staffed property in Kensington. You must be experienced managing a large team of Staff in a very fast paced environment where things can change at a drop of a hat whilst always maintaining the highest possible standards. Utmost discretion and professionalism is required at all times for this position. The role will be 5 days a week with 2 days off.

Duties to include but not limited to:

-Management of household staff to ensure a smooth-running operation (eg working rota, timesheets, holiday planning, staff issues handling)

-Setting the culture and ensuring the team works smoothly and efficiently to cover all areas.

-Managing workstreams and priorities to ensure the Principal’s needs are met.

-Liaison with professional teams eg. accountants, tax advisors, lawyers, and other consultants

-Property/asset management; managing major acquisitions, liaising with contractors/agents, assisting with purchase processes

-Scheduling and supervising household maintenance and repairs with contractors and service providers, checking works are carried out correctly

-Overseeing refurbishment and construction works

-Ongoing improvement of administrative processes

-Administrative tasks such as household budget & cash flow management

-Managing all staff and staff resources; and providing internal feedback when needed

-Oversight of household purchases procedure

-Maintain up-to-date inventories of wine, spare equipment, household items, warranties etc

-HR admin, recruitment, onboarding of new staff

Requirements:

-5+ years’ experience in a senior management position

- Longevity in previous roles

-Ideally experience in both hospitality and private household settings

-Must have excellent written and spoken English

-Tech and IT savvy

-Superlative communication skills

-Hands on, muck in attitude

-Excellent checkable references

-Diplomatic, professional and committed

Salary: £80 - 100k gpa doe

Days: Monday to Friday (5 days a week, days may be varied); 2 days off a week guaranteed.

Start date: ASAP but will consider candidates with notice periods