Executive Personal Assistant to the Founder

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa YOUNG Full time

 
Executive Personal Assistant to the Founder

 
Location:
 Cape Town, South Africa

 
Company:
 YOUNG — Unite to Disrupt

 
Type:
 Full-time

 
About YOUNG

YOUNG is an international group of companies active across real estate, hospitality, media, technology, and lifestyle.

We are building a family of ventures under one powerful brand — driven by ambition, creativity, and trust.

Our offices are based in 
The Hague, Amsterdam, and Valencia
, with expansion into 
New York and Cape Town
.

 
The Role

We are looking for an 
exceptionally organized, loyal, and proactive Executive Personal Assistant
 to support the Founder in all daily, strategic, and operational matters.

This is a role for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments and is 
ready to switch gears at any moment — day or night.

You are highly presentable, forward-thinking, and confident when dealing with senior stakeholders, partners, and investors.

Based in Cape Town, you will play a key part in shaping YOUNG's local presence while staying closely connected to our European and global teams.

 
Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and prioritize the Founder's agenda, inbox, and communications.
  • Prepare, summarize, and follow up on meetings and key actions.
  • Coordinate between international teams (Europe, South Africa, USA).
  • Liaise directly with investors, partners, and senior leadership.
  • Organize travel, events, hospitality, and local logistics.
  • Anticipate needs, think ahead, and execute without instruction.

 
You Are

  • Professional, polished, and highly communicative.
  • Calm under pressure and naturally solution-oriented.
  • Trustworthy and able to handle confidential information.
  • Flexible and available whenever needed — part of the job.
  • Fluent in English; 
    Dutch is considered a strong advantage.
  • Experienced as an Executive or Personal Assistant, or in a comparable high-trust environment.

 
We Offer

  • A key position in a fast-growing international organization.
  • Direct collaboration with the Founder.
  • The chance to help build YOUNG's Cape Town base.
  • A culture of trust, speed, and freedom.
  • Competitive local compensation and room for growth.

We're looking for 
optimists — not problem finders.

 
Interested?

Send your CV or short motivation to 

with the subject line: 
PA YOUNG – Cape Town
.

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