Executive Assistant

Irwin & Dow

United Kingdom

Ref: NP447-1534

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

An opportunity has arisen to provide secretarial and administration support within this global strategic advisory and consultancy firm. The position is varied and will provide both corporate and private support to a small but very busy C-Suite team and on occasion may require travel to UK and / or USA.

Supporting the team, you will be the strategic liaison between the global offices and consultants and C-Suite based around the world. There will be significant diary and travel management and a strong understanding of scheduling meetings across multi time zones. Full administrative support ensuring smooth operation of the business, including organisation of events, and interfacing with high profile clients as well as basic financial and expense management on behalf of the team will also be required.

However, a large part of the role will also include personal support to senior executives, encompassing assisting with household staff management and subsequent visas, holiday requests, etc, managing personal and family appointments, maintaining a contact book, including doctors, dentists, trainers, beauticians, etc, both in the UAE and globally, personal shopping and personal/ family travel requests. Confidentiality and discretion will of course be key, as you will have exposure to personal financial information, managing bank accounts and credit card reconciliation.

Requirements

Candidates will need to be highly organised with the ability to move seamlessly between corporate and personal demands, expediting requests and prioritizing the daily workload.

A Bachelor’s degree is required with at least four years previous senior EA support experience within an international firm, ideally within the financial / professional services sector. Excellent interpersonal skills with advanced MS Office skills and the ability to become familiar with firm-specific software is required. Strong communication skills in both spoken and written English is essential.

This is a very forward thinking and dynamic organisation focusing on the global investor landscape through building and developing relationships with their unique creative spin.

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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