Personal Assistant to Vice President

Irwin & Dow

Dubai, UAE

Ref: NP447-339

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

We are working in partnership with a multi-national IT company, in order to source a Personal Assistant to support the VP of the Regional Head Office. Based in Dubai, this is a corporate support role and is considered to be highly pivotal. As the Personal Assistant, you will be required to provide a full spectrum of administration and secretarial support to the VP, in addition to working closely with his sales team. The position includes producing complex documents and PowerPoint presentations, preparing for meetings, taking and distributing extensive meeting minutes and acting as gatekeeper for his office.

Day to day office processes will involve general diary management, ensuring that the VPs challenging and ever changing schedule is always up to date, administering travel arrangements and liaising with the sales team to facilitate an efficient and productive office. Furthermore, organising conference calls, coordinating with various departments both regionally and internationally and communicating with clients as appropriate.

Requirements

The successful applicant will ideally be degree educated with at least three years PA experience at senior level. You will have strong PC skills and good knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint. Our client is specifically looking for an individual who will effectively represent the VPs office and business in the best possible manner. Candidates must have excellent time management ability, be well presented and respect the need for confidentiality.

There is huge potential to progress within this company and our client offers professional and personal growth. The current incumbent has recently been promoted within the business hence the need to source a replacement. Our client is specifically seeking English communication skills to mother tongue level.

About the Company

Irwin & Dow was established in 2013 to provide clients with a unique and highly personalised recruitment service, providing the very top calibre of candidates across the business support and secretarial function.

We provide a refreshing approach, working in close partnership with clients and candidates across diverse industry sectors; large MNC’s, government & semi -government entities, SME’s, local businesses and in the start-up and UHNWI support framework.

Great people equal great success: all our candidates are interviewed personally by a member of the team, and we develop longstanding and in-depth relationships with our clients, understanding their corporate culture and goals to ensure a successful outcome for both parties.

Our values of discretion and diplomacy are paramount, and we are pleased to be a partner of choice for clients and candidates.

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