[ref. q86588100] Executive Assistant
Job description / Role
Employment: Full Time
Charterhouse is working with an incredibly prestigious Financial Services Organization with offices in the Middle East, UK and the USA who are looking for a Senior Executive Assistant to support a C-Suite Executive. This is a fast-paced environment and the ideally candidate would be someone already at or near the summit of their professional career, with Board level business support experience, professional competence and an aptitude for grasping complex issues quickly and identifying fast resolutions.
Our client is looking for candidates who are available immediately. This is a rare opportunity to be part of an incredible organization, where no two days are alike.
The Executive Assistant's tasks will be to maximize the productivity of the C-Suite Executive’s time through intelligent control of access, establishing and maintaining good working relationships with the Senior Management team and interacting with other direct reports in a mature and professional manner whilst managing a strenuous multi-destination international travel schedule.
Requirements:
To be considered for this role, the candidate must be Degree educated and have previous experience supporting C-Suite Execs within in a Financial Services, Technology or Legal organization would be a distinct advantage, as well as an impeccable eye for detail.Flexibility to attend to matters as needed outside of core hours would be required due to overseas offices, however personal time will be respected.
The successful candidate will be extremely proficient in MS 365, with strong experience in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Co-Pilot and their EA skills will include the ability to produce highly accomplished correspondence and presentations. With sound commercial acumen, this role will be able to demonstrate a successful track record of business administration, ideally with international exposure and be able to work in partnership at all levels with the utmost confidentiality and professionalism.
This Executive Assistant will have outstanding communication skills in English and be highly presentable. The ideal candidate should have a can-do approach and be able to handle a high-pressure environment.
This role offers an incredibly competitive package that reflects the significance attached to this critical position and as such requires someone that has a solid stable background preferably with strong experience in the UAE. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English are crucial and Arabic would be a distinct advantage.Please note that this role is not a hybrid role, there is limited flexibility with WFH, however potentially one day a week that could be WFH dependent upon workload.
About the Company
The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.
Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base.The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney.
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