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Ref: NP447-901
Job description / Role
Executive Assistant – DIFC, Dubai
Our client is a global professional services leader, providing unrivaled intelligence within their field. They operate in offices across the world and we currently have an exciting opportunity for a professional Executive Assistant to join the team in the DIFC.
Supporting a dynamic and extremely busy Managing Director for the MENA region as well as a global Board member, this role will be very fast paced and must anticipate all of the MD’s needs, ensuring diary and travel schedules are watertight and constantly updated. This is a very significant part of the role as the MD travels extensively, not just around the region but also globally, with highly detailed itineraries having to be prepared.
From an administrative perspective, the duties are varied and will encompass updating databases and spreadsheets as well extensive PowerPoint work. Additionally, the Executive Assistant will play a significant role in the production of complex reports and proposals and consistently review and amend content. Hence, it is imperative that the successful candidate possess exceptional written skills and is grammatically correct. There will also be responsibility for processing expenses and reconciling monthly corporate credit card statements, as well as providing assistance with cash advances and invoicing.
Requirements
Our client is committed to excellence and they seek candidates who take pride in their work and their contribution to the team. The successful individual will be meticulous, organised and disciplined, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work autonomously and discreetly, with respect to the confidential environment.
Our client is seeking a native English speaker for this role. The candidate should come from a corporate blue chip / consultancy background and aspire for growth and development. This is a superb opportunity to join a firm that is experiencing significant growth, both regionally and globally and is a highly stable entity.
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.