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Ref: NP447-329
Job description / Role
This is a permanent opportunity based in Dubai and involves extensive international travel. Supporting this very busy gentleman, the role is highly organisational involving extensive diary and travel arrangements, attending meetings, taking minutes and networking with HNWIs and VIPs.
Personal Assistant responsibilities will vary from day to day, depending on the needs of his business and will involve close liaison with the Executives family, business and properties. You will manage and coordinate his day to day affairs including coordinating all personal travel, diary, restaurant bookings and all social invitations. You will be responsible and trusted with managing all personal expenses and bank accounts.
Requirements
Ideally you will have had prior experience in managing multiple diaries and conflicts, as well as ever changing global travel itineraries. We are looking for international experience as well as excellent IT skills and research and character wise, you will need to reflect confidence, discretion, proactivity, adaptability and be able to prioritise, multi-task and use your initiative.
The Executive has two primary bases in Dubai and Jeddah. Travel to Saudi is not necessary but you will be expected to work remotely during the time he is based there. He is often away on long business trips and so complete flexibility to travel with him is necessary.
The role is demanding, challenging and exciting and you will be rewarded with an excellent salary and benefits. Candidates must be Western educated or able to speak fluent Arabic.
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.