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Ref: NP447-1352
Job description / Role
A superb opportunity has arisen with our client, based in highly prestigious offices in DMCC. The company is well established and has been growing organically throughout the last eight years. This is a superb office environment, and you will be part of a close-knit team that feel like one large family.
This position truly represents an opportunity that will provide a good challenge, with real scope for personal development, for those who are career focused individuals. Supporting the Managing Director, between offices internationally, you will manage a mixture of corporate and private work for him and his immediate family. The role will maximize the MD’s time, ensuring travel itineraries are well thought out and researched properly. Diary management from both a personal and corporate perspective will be complex and require significant attention to detail. Additionally, there will be considerable liaison between other C-suite management executives and multi time zone organization of Executive Committee and Board meetings.
The Managing Director has a demanding schedule and a very heavy workload; hence we are seeking an EA who is comfortable working in a fast paced and very dynamic environment, who can cope with change and problem solve on their feet.
Requirements
This role specially requires a fluent French speaker, a candidate who has also supported in a private capacity and can liaise with stakeholders in Europe. Our client has property in Europe, and you will be liaising with contractors and suppliers in regard to maintenance contracts, refurbishment projects and interior design. There will also be considerable family liaison as often the family are in different countries.
As a prospective candidate, you will be able to demonstrate strong regional knowledge, cultural sensitivity, and an understanding of the political landscape of the region. You will be used to managing high profile relationships and be a strong ambassador for the organization.
A warm personality and the ability to adapt and show flexibility is also especially important.
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.