Senior Executive Assistant (Arabic Speaker)

Job description / Role

Charterhouse is working with a well-established Investment Firm, who are looking to hire an Executive Assistant to provide professional support to a C-Level Executive while ensuring a smooth running of the C-Suite office. This is a demanding role and will require juggling a variety of tasks; therefore, this role would suit somebody who thrives within a fast-paced environment, is highly organised and able to prioritise their work accordingly.

The Executive Assistant will provide high quality administrative support to a C-Level Executive whilst working within a fast-paced environment. The role responsibilities will include extensive diary management for very busy diaries, complex international travel arrangements across different time zones and itinerary management.

Alongside this, the Executive Assistant will review and prepare correspondence including Emails, PowerPoint Presentations and Reports. As a trusted employee working closely with Senior Management, the role will also involve handling confidential information, therefore, a proven track record as a loyal employee is essential for this role.

Additionally, the Executive Assistant will also be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the office and ensuring everything is running smoothly, handling facilities and supplies management.

To be considered for the role, the successful candidate should be a well-presented and professional Executive Assistant with a minimum of 6-8 years’ experience, ideally working within a corporate organisation.

The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated and results driven individual, with excellent organisational skills, a strong team player with the ability to work well within a fast-paced environment. Our client is looking to hire someone with a proven track record of providing high-level service and exceptional written and verbal skills in English and Arabic to 100% proficiency.

About the Company

Charterhouse Middle East was formed in 2004 following the successful launch of Charterhouse Australia in 2003. Following its initial success, Charterhouse has established itself as a reputed recruitment specialist in its industry with footprints in Asia (Hong Kong and Singapore), Australasia (Sydney and Melbourne) and the Middle East (Dubai). We offer professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services across a variety of industrial sectors as well as bespoke RPO services tailored to service to our clients specific requirements. Charterhouse Labour Solutions which provides Employee Outsourcing, HR solutions and Payroll Services, making Charterhouse one of only a handful of organisations within the UAE able to offer this service with a license issued through the Economic Development Department.

One of the keys to our success is our staff, they possess a track record of recruiting in both the regional and international markets, with a specialised understanding of their market space. This, we believe, offers the best platform of service to our client and candidate base. In addition, our team is offered the strongest candidate generation and marketing tools, an exceptional database and support from an experienced administration and research team, to ensure that we can provide the best possible service levels. We strive to achieve excellent levels of service. Our consultants are specialists within their respective markets and hence are able to provide specialist market insights, salary trends, and are able to network with candidates who are both active and passive opportunity seekers.

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