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Ref: NP447-1464
Job description / Role
Work from home position.
A lovely opportunity to work for a private family office with a diversified business portfolio. The company is licensed in the Sharjah free zone and this role will support the trade activities that the company operates between India and Africa. The position will report to the Personal Assistant of the Principal and work alongside the Business Services Manager, based here and the Finance Manager, based in India.
Responsibilities of the Administration Assistant will encompass all management of the back office function, including managing and collating shipping documents, verifying shipping records between India and Africa, liaising with the banks for payments, letters of credit, management of invoices and liaising with clients. Additionally, you will liaise with the free zone and manage licence renewal and all relevant free zone administration.
Requirements
To be considered for this role previous experience in logistics, FX, shipping / export documentation is vital, and candidates must have excellent English skills, both spoken and written with excellent knowledge of MS Office.
This is a fully remote / work from home position and you will need to have sufficient space to be able to work efficiently. All equipment will be provided, and you must have experience of working with couriers. You will also be required to go to the bank on occasion.
Above all else, you need to a self-motivated and process driven individual, highly proactive, and able to work off your initiative.
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.