• reading, monitoring and responding to the principal's email, • answering calls and handling queries, • preparing correspondence on the principal's behalf, • commissioning work on the principal's behalf, • liaising with staff, clients, etc., • managing the principal's electronic diary, • booking meetings, • organizing travel and preparing complex travel itineraries, • writing minutes, • taking dictation, • planning, organizing and managing events, • attending events/meetings as the principal's representative, • conducting research on the internet, • monitoring and controlling the use of petty cash, • writing reports, executive summaries and newsletters, • preparing presentations, • preparing papers for meetings, • managing and reviewing filing and office systems, • updating websites, • typing documents, • sourcing and ordering stationery and office equipment, • managing projects, - managing an Assistant.