Property & Business Assistant (Ad hoc up to 12 hours p/w) – St John’s Wood

Location London
Flex Type Part Time
Role Basis Permanent
Salary £25-£30 per hour
Company Blackman Investments

Location: St John’s Wood / NW London – you’ll need to be based locally
Hours: Flexible / ad hoc, 10-12 hours a week with scope to grow
Rate: £25–£30 per hour

The opportunity

Blackman Investments is a boutique property business specialising in sourcing, acquiring and selling prime residential property across London, particularly St John’s Wood, Hampstead, Belsize Park and the surrounding areas.

We’re looking for a highly organised, reliable and practical person to become a trusted extra pair of hands to the founder across a real mix of property, business and social media support.

This is not a role with fixed or guaranteed weekly hours initially. There may be quieter weeks where very little support is needed and busier weeks with more to do.

However, the intention is very much to find someone who can become an ongoing part of the business. As trust builds and the founder is able to hand over more, there is plenty of scope for the role to grow – potentially to around 10–12 hours per week.

It could be a great fit for someone who wants interesting, flexible work that can build over time, without needing a fixed number of hours from day one.

What you’ll be doing

It’s a genuinely varied role and no two weeks will necessarily look the same. You could be:

  • researching properties and creating initial shortlists based on client briefs
  • attending property viewings on behalf of the founder
  • liaising with estate agents
  • collecting and dropping off keys and helping around completions
  • helping prepare properties for sale, including practical support with presentation and staging
  • uploading property information and photographs
  • providing light PA/admin and general day-to-day business support
  • occasionally meeting clients or representing the business
  • helping create and post social media content
  • filming and editing short-form video/Reels

This is very much an “extra pair of hands” role. We’re looking for someone who is happy to get stuck in and turn their hand to whatever needs doing – whether that’s researching properties from home, collecting a set of keys or helping get a property ready for sale.

Who we’re looking for

You’ll be extremely organised, dependable and practical, with good common sense and attention to detail.

You’ll also need to be confident and professional. Blackman Investments works with high-value properties and private clients, and there will be occasions when you are representing the business independently.

Discretion and confidentiality are therefore really important.

Ideally, you will:

  • live in or very close to St John’s Wood/NW8, Hampstead/NW3, W9 or the surrounding area
  • drive and have access to a car
  • be comfortable with flexible/ad-hoc hours, particularly while the role develops
  • be confident communicating with clients, estate agents and other professionals
  • be highly organised, responsive and reliable
  • enjoy a varied role and be happy to muck in when needed
  • be comfortable following established processes and ways of working
  • have strong general admin and digital skills

Previous property, PA/EA or client-facing experience would be useful, but we’re much more interested in finding someone with the right approach and fit.

Social media

Ideally, we’d love to find someone who can also help build Blackman Investments’ social media presence, particularly on Instagram.

That could include filming content with the founder at properties, editing short-form videos/Reels, posting content and helping the business become more consistent and visible online.

If you have experience doing this, please tell us about it when you apply.

However, don’t rule yourself out if the rest of the role sounds perfect but social media isn’t your strongest area. For the right person, this element could potentially be separated out.

The details

£25–£30 per hour, depending on experience.

The role will begin on a genuinely flexible/ad-hoc basis, with no guaranteed number of hours each week. As the relationship develops and more can be handed over, there is scope for the hours to increase, potentially to around 10–12 hours per week.

Some tasks can be done remotely, but much of the role is centred around St John’s Wood, Hampstead, Belsize Park and nearby areas, so you do need to live locally.

How to apply

Please apply with your CV and a short cover note answering the following questions:

  • What relevant property, PA/EA or client-facing experience do you have?
  • Where are you based?
  • Why would a genuinely flexible/ad-hoc role like this work for you?
  • Do you drive and have access to a car?
  • What experience do you have with social media, particularly filming and editing short-form video content?

Please note: we will only be progressing applications that include a cover note answering the questions above.

We’re looking for someone who would enjoy getting to know the business, becoming a trusted pair of hands and taking on more as the relationship develops.

 

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