EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO FOUNDER
Entrepreneur | Investor | Speaker | Mentor
Remote (South Africa-based) | 10 Hours Per Week Initially | R350 Per Hour | Immediate Start
WHO I AM
I'm Chris Hill, founder of Lifestyle Entrepreneur.
I work across multiple businesses, investments, partnerships and projects focused on helping entrepreneurs build lives of Health, Wealth and Happiness.
My work includes coaching and mentoring business owners, speaking at events, creating content, investing in property, supporting business partnerships and building brands that make a meaningful impact.
The pace is fast, the standards are high, and there is always plenty happening.
This is not a traditional Executive Assistant role.
You won't simply be managing a diary or booking meetings.
You'll become a trusted right-hand person helping to organise priorities, drive projects forward, maintain momentum and create the structure that allows ambitious plans to become reality.
When this role is working well, opportunities are followed up, projects move forward, deadlines are hit, clients feel supported and nothing important falls through the cracks.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
- Executive Support & Communication
- Managing inboxes and prioritising communication
- Drafting emails and correspondence on my behalf
- Calendar management and meeting coordination
- Managing introductions and relationship follow-up
- Following up opportunities, conversations and commitments
- Helping ensure communication remains organised and professional
- Content & Personal Brand Management
- Managing content production schedules
- Coordinating editors, designers and external contractors
- Scheduling content across platforms
- Monitoring comments and direct messages
- Actively engaging with our audience where appropriate
- Tracking content performance and reporting insights
- Helping ensure content commitments are delivered consistently
- Project & Goal Management
This is one of the most important parts of the role.
- Creating and maintaining task management systems
- Turning plans into actionable projects
- Tracking progress against goals and priorities
- Taking meeting notes and managing action points
- Following up team members and external partners
- Identifying bottlenecks before they become problems
- Ensuring deadlines are met
- Helping maintain focus on the most important priorities
- Property & Investment Administration
- Supporting property acquisition and investment activities
- Coordinating viewings and inspections
- Liaising with solicitors, brokers and lenders
- Organising compliance documentation
- Tracking transactions and key milestones
- Maintaining accurate document storage systems
- Supporting ongoing portfolio administration
- Commercial & Financial Administration
- Raising and issuing client invoices
- Monitoring outstanding payments
- Following up overdue invoices professionally
- Maintaining accurate client billing records
- Supporting monthly reporting processes
- Liaising with accountants and bookkeepers when required
- Tracking recurring payments and memberships
- Helping ensure administration never becomes a blocker to cash flow
- Lifestyle & Personal Administration
- Travel bookings and itinerary management
- Event planning and logistics
- Family diary management
- Appointment scheduling
- Gift research and purchasing
- Personal administration tasks
- Research projects and ad-hoc support
WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR
The right person is not necessarily someone with the most experience.
We're looking for someone with the right mindset.
You are:
- Highly organised and detail orientated
- Proactive rather than reactive
- Comfortable making decisions and taking ownership
- Calm under pressure
- Excellent at written and verbal English
- Naturally resourceful and solution focused
- Able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Trustworthy, discreet and professional
- Comfortable working directly with a founder
- Interested in business, entrepreneurship, property, marketing or personal development
- Reliable without needing constant supervision
You enjoy creating order from chaos.
You take pride in making things happen.
You don't wait to be told what to do.
You spot problems early and solve them before they become bigger issues.
SUCCESS IN THIS ROLE LOOKS LIKE
- Priorities are clear
- Projects are moving forward
- Deadlines are being met
- Opportunities are followed up
- Clients receive excellent communication
- Invoices are sent on time
- Payments are collected promptly
- Systems are organised
- Problems are solved before they reach the founder
ROLE DETAILS
- Remote role
- South Africa-based applicants only
- 10 hours per week initially
- UK business hours overlap required
- R350 per hour
- Opportunity to increase hours, responsibility and earnings as the business grows
- Reliable internet connection and backup power required
BEFORE YOU APPLY – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
We read every application personally.
Before applying, please complete the free GeniusU Genius Test:
https://www.geniusu.com/
Include your Genius profile result within your application.
Applications without a Genius profile result will not be reviewed.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Please complete all four steps below.
- Record a Loom video (maximum 3 minutes)
Answer this question:
"Why do you believe you would be exceptional in this role?"
- Answer the following questions in writing:
Question 1
You arrive Monday morning to find:
- 43 unread emails
- A speaker event in three days
- A property solicitor waiting on information
- An urgent question from a client
What do you do first and why?
Question 2
Describe a system or process you created or improved that made a measurable difference.
What was the problem?
What did you change?
What was the outcome?
Question 3
What does exceptional support actually mean to you?
Please provide a real example from your experience.
Applications without the correct subject line will not be reviewed.
HOW TO APPLY
Email your:
- CV
- Loom video link
- Genius profile result
- Answers to all three questions
To: [email protected]
Subject Line: Momentum creates opportunity.
Applications that do not follow the instructions above will not be reviewed.
Lifestyle Entrepreneur
Helping entrepreneurs build lives of Health, Wealth and Happiness.
Pay: R350,00 per hour
Work Location: Remote
