Personal Assistant Job Description Template

An effective description can help you hire the best fit for your job. Check out our tips to provide details that skilled professionals are looking for.

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Tips for Crafting a Personal Assistant Job Description

Need a personal assistant but don’t know where to start looking for one? Here are some tips and a sample job description you can tailor to find the best independent talent for your personal assistant needs. 

What is a personal assistant?

A personal assistant is an individual who assists a businessperson, employee of an organization or non-profit, or other individuals with their daily administrative or personal tasks. Their duties vary widely and might be done remotely or in an office setting. Some tasks might include administrative support, preparing reports and presentations, managing data/filing systems, conducting research, resolving problems, and acting as their client's first point of contact.

Example of a personal assistant job description

The following provides a sample personal assistant job description that explores some prospective responsibilities and qualifications of a personal assistant. 

The job overview

Book author seeks a dedicated personal assistant to perform support tasks in researching an informational manuscript on water availability in the American West. Assistant is needed to help with administrative tasks, including inputting research into my database, verifying conflicting data, and making phone calls to government offices. I also need help listening to and verifying the accuracy of portions of interviews transcribed by software, making preliminary contacts to schedule interviews, and building PowerPoints for my speaking engagements. This work can be done remotely. Your commitment will require approximately 20 hours per week for three months, with the flexibility to determine work schedule as long as the work is completed to meet intermittent deadlines. If all goes well, I will likely have additional needs later in the process.

Job responsibilities

Some of the personal assistant responsibilities include:

  • Input information into my database
  • Make phone calls both to verify information and to schedule interviews
  • Listen to and verify accuracy of portions of interview transcriptions
  • Build PowerPoints for speaking engagements
  • Occasionally post blog entries or comments to my professional website or social media
  • Schedule meetings with subject matter experts
  • Make travel arrangements for domestic trips
  • Order office supplies online 
  • Other tasks as they arise

Job qualifications

Some of the personal assistant qualifications include:

  • Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in business or liberal arts is preferred 
  • Excellent time management skills and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills for working phone and collaborating with the author
  • Strong organizational skills, resourcefulness, and attention to detail for data and documentation work
  • Basic knowledge of social media 
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and basic WordPress skills
  • Work experience helping an author is beneficial but not required

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