Senior Office Executive

Job description / Role

A niche business entity is seeking the services of a highly professional and discreet Senior Business Support executive to embrace this pivotal and sensitive role. Our client is synonymous with professionalism and integrity and requires an individual who will respect the confidentiality required for the position.

The primary focus is to provide executive administrative support and production services to a small team, taking full responsibility for the maintenance of a demanding schedule. You will also represent the company to all internal and external contacts in a manner consistent with the entity’s values. The level of support required is to an exceptional standard and will include developing working relationships with internal staff and external clients and assisting their assistants to facilitate the flow of information.

The role requires a strong service orientation and candidates will be expected to display a maturity and flexibility to work both independently and in cooperation with others, coupled with a high level of self-motivation and initiative. Additionally, it is paramount that the highest levels of internal and external confidentiality are respected at all times. Candidates will be highly organized and have the ability to anticipate alternate solutions and to always be prepared with contingency plans as required in a calm and efficient manner. In a word, we are seeking the super Office Executive with strong business acumen and who has the ability to multi task on a variety of projects and one who will also understand the importance of deadlines and achieving strategic goals.

Requirements

To be considered for the role, candidates must possess either a Bachelor’s Degree or a Secretarial diploma and have had at least two to four years’ senior assistant experience preferably in a professional services firm. Candidates must be fully fluent in English to mother tongue level and possess exceptional written skills to a legal standard. Additionally, a stable and consistent career history, with strong UAE experience, should be demonstrated as this entity is in its startup phase and will need to call upon the local experience of the successful candidate.

The interview process will include reference and diligence checks and only candidates who pass this at exceptional level will be considered. This is a small boutique business and will require a highly flexible individual who is able to give up some of her time in the evenings and weekends if required.

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.