Personal Assistant to the CEO

Job description / Role

Our client, a prestigious Sharjah entity, is currently looking for a personal assistant to the CEO.

They are seeking an orgnaized and committed individual with exceptional communication skills, someone that prides themselves on their ability to deliver extraordinary levels of service and provide creative solutions.

Role Responsibilities:
- To provide a full range of secretarial and administrative support activities for the CEO, inclusive of highly confidential and sensitive matters.
- Ensure all outgoing correspondence is typed, proof read and dispatched to the highest possible standard
- Compose and prepare routine correspondence and prepare simple interpretation of documents correspondence if requested
- Review all incoming mail and prioritize before forwarding to the CEO
- Act on routine standardized correspondence and inform the CEO accordingly e.g. requests for membership, accommodation, brochures, etc
- Keep calendar constantly updated to facilitate appointment and meeting schedules
- Compose letters on behalf of the CEO
- Attend meetings, record, write and distribute the minutes and follow up on action items
- Organize travel and external business trips on behalf of the CEO.
- Use initiative and be able to act on the CEOs behalf if absent.

Requirements

- Must speak English fluently - ability to write formal business letters.
- Experience in a high pressure PA role previously
- Computer literate and excellent organization skills.
- Must have UAE experience

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, age, sexuality, gender identification, or physical ability.

About the Company

Established in 1987, McGregor Boyall is a global recruitment consultancy providing permanent and contract / interim professionals across a wide variety of disciplines including Technology, Risk, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Marketing and HR & Talent Management. Since our inception, we have built an unrivalled reputation for helping organisations recruit the very best talent to ensure that they realise their business and operational objectives.

Headquartered in the city of London, and with further offices throughout the UK (Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow) as well as globally in Dubai and Singapore, we are able to offer recruitment solutions throughout the UK & Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific regions.