Executive Assistant to Chairman

Irwin & Dow

Dubai, UAE

Posted
Ref: NP447-1721

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

A superb opportunity has arisen for a career-focused individual to support the dynamic and entrepreneurial Chairman of this highly successful organisation. This role will support at a strategic level in a direct 1:1 position and be the key interface between the business and the Chairman’s office, liaising with both internal and external stakeholders at the highest levels and ensuring a strong corporate rhythm is maintained.

The EA will ensure the effective management of his internal and external agenda, prioritizing and using discretion to manage demands and acting as gatekeeper, collate information from the Executive team and coordinate on Board and ExCom meetings. Comprehensive itineraries and briefs will need to be produced for all meetings and candidates will know how to schedule Town Halls and manage multi-time zone meetings.

There will be significant travel and diary management that will require exceptional organisational ability and close monitoring, as plans can change very quickly. A diverse role, you will be required to significantly juggle responsibilities, and liaise with various departments within the business, reporting on strategy and overseeing project timelines on behalf of the Chairman.

Requirements:

We are seeking candidates with a minimum of five years’ experience who have worked for a either Chairman / President and who understand the demands and energy required to work at this level. Candidates will be experienced working globally and in a fast-paced, multi-time zone, entrepreneurial rhythm, showing resourcefulness and intuition and who possess a native command of English, with complete and interchangeable fluency in French and Arabic.

This is a career-defining role, with competitive remuneration and a stable and vibrant office environment.

Please note, only candidates with full fluency in French and Arabic languages will be considered.

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.

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