Executive Assistant

italent

Sharjah, UAE

Ref: NP090-1888

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Salary: based on experience
Location: Sharjah, UAE

Our Client one of the leading distributors and stockist of building materials.
Representing some of the leading manufacturers from GCC, USA, Europe and Asia, they supply the GCC, Middle East and Africa with an extensive client base.

As a result of their expansion we are seeking a business minded Executive Assistant to join the CEO office.

Key Role:
Reporting to the CEO.
Assist and represent the CEO in Project development, Administrative and Operational tasks.
Ensure instructions given by the CEO, to the team, related to day to day business operations and processes are carried out efficiently and effectively, by the team, and report back on outcome.

Responsibilities
• Initially shadow the CEO in order to gain thorough knowledge and understanding of processes regarding specific tasks.
• Ensure direction set by the CEO for various team members are being executed by them.
• Regular follow-up, ensuring and reporting on team members KPI’s in order to achieve necessary milestones
• Improvise and make decisions, with CEO approval, on matters that effect end goal objectives.
• Provide guidance and support to team members when facing difficulty in achieving objectives.
• Keep an open mind for new business opportunities and reporting on the same.
• Travel within the GCC and Overseas as required.
• General other tasks as requested by the CEO.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in a similar role reporting to C-level.
• Experience within a similar industry preferred, however not essential.
• You are an Innovative - Dynamic - Decision Maker - Role Model (Lead by example) - Assertive kind of person.
• Resourceful - Organized - Detail Oriented - Approachable – Team Player.
• Possess excellent communication and leadership skills

About the Company

italent has been around since 2012, when we saw that businesses needed better talent solutions for their employment requirements. By focusing our efforts on quality products and services that are simple-to-use and innovative, our team brings you the best results without any unexpected additional costs and unnecessary complications. Simply put, we love helping businesses find and keep the right people.

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Executive Assistant salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 11,500

Breakdown available for industries, cities and years of experience