Abu Dhabi - Administrative Assistant
Job description / Role
Employment: Full Time
We're currently recruiting for an experienced Administrative Assistant to join our team at CIS Abu Dhabi.As an Administrative Assistant, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring smooth daily operations and supporting the school's senior administrative team and the school principal.
Responsibilities:- Manage daily office operations including correspondence, filing, and scheduling appointments.
- Provide administrative support to the principal, staff, and students while facilitating effective communication within the school.
- Organize and maintain school records with high accuracy and confidentiality.
- Coordinate meetings, events, and training sessions, ensuring all logistical arrangements are in place.
- Assist in preparing reports, presentations, and other documentation as required by the principal.
- Handle inquiries from students, parents, and visitors, delivering excellent customer service and support.
- Maintain office supplies and equipment, liaising with vendors and service providers as needed.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification preferred.
- Proven experience as an administrative assistant or in a similar role, preferably within the education sector.
- Excellent organizational and multitasking skills with a keen eye for detail.
- Strong communication skills in English.
- Ability to use standard office software (MS Office suite) and familiarity with educational management systems (preferably PowerSchool).
- Professional demeanor with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Efficient problem-solving skills and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
- Willingness to contribute proactively to a positive and productive work environment.
About the Company
Welcome to a school that responds to the needs of 21st century expatriate students. We are living in an international community, so our school must provide a learning environment that cultivates the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to compete in an increasingly global society.Right from the embracing arch at the entrance of CIS, students, parents, teachers and staff know that they are walking into a facility that has been purposely designed for a community of learners to meet the demands of our international world.
At CIS, the Alberta Program of Study provides the internationally renowned standards and curriculum framework to support Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL), a student-centered educational philosophy that has proven to increase students abilities to problem-solve.Students are presented a guiding question, and then must use their prior knowledge and skills to build direct and meaningful correlations to solve the problem. Math, English, Social Studies, Science, Information and Communication Technology, Fine Arts fuse as they are explored in real life contexts that demand and allow for multiple intelligences to shine.
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