PA to the Managing Director

GulfTalent

Dubai, UAE

Ref: GP474-181

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

GulfTalent is one of the largest online portals serving the Middle East region, with offices in Dubai and London. Founded in 2005, it is now used by over 5 million individuals and 6,000 companies.

The company is looking to hire an experienced Personal Assistant to support the Managing Director on a day-to-day basis.

Responsibilities will include:
- Coordination and liaison with various internal and external stakeholders
- Diary management, including arranging meetings and travel itinerary
- Drafting important correspondence on behalf of the MD
- Conducting basic online research and preparation of short reports or presentations as needed
- Attending important meetings with the MD to take minutes
- Acting as gate keeper for the MD, screening calls, emails and visitors
- Office management and related projects

Compensation will be competitive, including salary, annual profit share and health insurance.

Requirements

The successful candidate will be someone intelligent and hard-working, with good communication and interpersonal skills, who takes pride in being part of a great and highly professional company and supporting its leadership.

The candidate should possess:
- A University degree in any subject
- Excellent command of English
- Excellent drafting and correspondence skills
- Good time management skills
- Experience of working with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- A confident and self-assured manner while remaining approachable and supportive
- Excellent work ethic, prioritising work at all times (including being on call in evenings and weekends if needed)
- Excellent telephone manners
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Curiosity and an interest in understanding the business of the company
- Previous experience of supporting top management as a PA
- Previous experience of dealing with sensitive and confidential information

About the Company

GulfTalent is one of the largest online portals serving the Middle East region. Founded in 2005, it is now used by 10 million individuals and 9,000 companies.

GulfTalent is run by a seasoned team of young professionals with diverse backgrounds across different industries, including management consulting, private equity, finance, e-commerce, information technology, education and recruitment. The team also brings together a wealth of international experience across four continents.

This is your chance to join a growing company and a winning team, and to work with creative, hard-working individuals in a fast-paced, energizing environment. Team members benefit from extensive training, excellent learning opportunities, competitive compensation packages and rapid promotion.

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