Jermain Defoe advertises for 24/7 assistant to grow global brand and water his plants

Jermain Defoe has advertised for an “executive personal assistant” to help him arrange his diary, choose his clothes, water his plants and “create a global brand for the Jermain Defoe name”.

The Sunderland striker is offering between £50,000 to £60,000 a year for someone to help him, his family and the family pets.

The ad reads: "We are looking for a highly experienced Executive Personal Assistant who will be working closely with senior manager of Defoe Enterprise Ltd.

"You will be working for a high profile individual within the sports industry so the candidate must therefore, by nature, be very flexible, hands-on and be capable of multitasking, most importantly you must maintain the highest level of confidentiality in order to assist the manager."

The role requires prospective candidates to be at Defoe's beck and call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The lucky applicant will have to have a varied skillset and will have a wide variety of "responsibilities". Here are some of the key tasks they will be required to complete:

Responsibilities:

- Data management and administration duties

- Dealing with incoming email, faxes and post

- Arrange travelling and accommodation for Jermain

- Liaison with sponsors i.e. adidas etc.

Errands:

- Organise all Jermain's personal needs i.e. drycleaners, gardeners, house refurbishments, Sourcing interior designers and everyday tasks etc.

 - Regularly checking the home when Jermain is away, making sure all is in place for his return i.e. fridge is stocked and plants watered and house is clean.

- Select and organise wardrobe with specific designers for special events/appearances i.e. Oswald boateng, Harrods, ZAP etc

Branding:

- Create his own clothing line/Fragrance for e-commerce on his website

- To create a global brand for the Jermain Defoe name

The assistant will also plan early events including family birthdays, organise family holidays and individual holidays, create an inventory for holiday villas, and "manage and organise individual family members (Sandra, Andre, Chonte and Chase, family pets)".

They must help to plan and organising special yearly calendar events such as Mothering Sunday, black history month, and Christmas.

If you think you have what it takes to create a global brand for Jermain Defoe, you can find the ad on secsinthecity.co.uk.