Executive Assistant (French Speaker)

Inspire | Exhilarate | Delight

For over six decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. The Group, in its endeavour to excel as a hybrid retailer, has reinforced its distribution and marketing services with a portfolio of eight owned brands and over 300 international brands in the luxury, beauty, fashion, and art de vivre categories. More recently, the Group expanded its expertise into new categories of luxury watches, jewellery, and eyewear.

Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken with the customer at heart. Be it constantly reinventing itself or focusing on innovation to provide luxury experiences at over 750+ experiential retail stores, online and through mobile apps, each touch point leads to delighting the customer.

Today, Chalhoub Group stands for 14,000 skilled and talented professionals across seven countries, whose cohesive efforts have resulted in the Group being ranked third in the Middle East and first in Saudi Arabia as a Great Place to Work®.

To keep the innovation journey going, the Group has set up "The Greenhouse," which is not just an innovation hub, but also an incubator space and accelerator for start-ups and small businesses in the region and internationally. This is just one of the several initiatives taken by the Group to reinvent itself, catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing. The Group has also been embedding sustainability at the core of its business strategy with a clear commitment towards people, partners and the planet, and by being a member of the United Nations Global Compact Community and signatory of the Women's Empowerment Principles.

What you'll be doing

We are looking for an experienced Executive Assistant who is fluent in French and English to join our Executive Chairman's office.

• Liaise with the Group's managers, suppliers and clients on behalf of the Office of the Executive Chairman to ensure a smooth flow of communication and understanding.
• Screen and prioritize incoming items to ensure the Executive Chairman is advised of and updated on current issues, events and items, and make recommendations for action.
• Follow up on directives sent through the Office of the Executive Chairman, monitoring their progress.
• Plan, organize and execute projects and a range of diverse assignments.
• Organize and participate in meetings related to the Executive Chairman's function.
• Assist in planning and organizing visits to the Group's Head Office by selected visitors specifically invited through the Office of the Executive Chairman.
• Proactively identify issues and priorities.
• Plan, organize and execute effective delivery of reports and programs as required by the Executive Chairman.
• Build professional relationships with Senior Group management and the leaders in the field of the Group's activity.
• Act as an ambassador and role model representing the Group with professionalism at the highest levels.

What you'll need to succeed

• English and French speaking is a must.
• Arabic speaking is a plus.
• 4-6 years of admin/EA experience to a senior stakeholder/executive.
• Excellent communication is required verbally and in writing.
• Professional and highly organized work ethic.
• Great attention to detail.

What we can offer you

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.

We invite all applicants to apply

It takes diversity of thought, culture, background, differing abilities and perspectives to truly inspire, exhilarate and delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.