Black Pearl Looking for Executive Assistant (6-month contract) at Abu Dhabi Full Time

Our client, a large investment firm is currently looking for an Executive Assistantwho will high-level of business and administrative support to the investment department.

Your duties will include but not limited to the following:

.Prepare reports on defined executive operational metrics

.Develop documents and communication for various requests, reports, and letters

.Manage all the personal and business day-to-day activities and issues of the manager

.Collaborate with other team members in the planning and development of internal and external projects

.On behalf of the manager, prepare correspondence and other material requiring considerable judgment and knowledge of operations Screen, trace, file, retrieve, and coordinate all incoming and outgoing correspondence and necessary paperwork directly related to the overall management of the organization

.Hold all work-related information in the strictest confidence. This includes, but is not limited to communications, either direct or indirect strategic information and employee specific personnel action and information.

.Represent team in liaising with other department teams to coordinate some projects

.Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as: meeting deadlines, honouring schedules, coordinating resources and meeting in an effective and timely manner, and demonstrate respect for others

.Ensures alignment with organization policy and defined regulations through the effective management in scheduling offsite travel (hotel, flight, rental car, meeting agenda, presentation location needs) for designated executive personnel

.Manage a variety of important functions requiring independent judgment and using tact and diplomacy in dealing with officials and the public

.Participate in Team meetings through the preparation of agendas, packets, documents and general record keeping

.Manage and maintain the schedule of the team, obtaining and providing needed information for scheduled appointments

.Demonstrate efficiency in scheduling, creating complex documents and exercising discretion and independent judgment in matters of importance and ensures the general operations of the department are functioning to maximum capacity

.Provide support and a wide range of complex, confidential, and administrative duties to the manager

.Provide supervision and general project management for special requests by the team and ensure appropriate follow through actions

.Perform personnel oriented tasks, including participating in the hiring process, supervising the training of new employees, ongoing training of other employees, resolving employee problems and following defined policy/procedure around general supervision (if applicable)

.Supervise designated office administrative staff by developing operating procedures and systems to ensure effective and efficient department office operations (if applicable)

.Responsible for conducting the meetings, bi-weekly Business and operational meetings and financial and budgeting reviews (if applicable)

.Organize and maintains contracts, records, and other essential documents archive out of date information according to records management compliance and best practices

.Manage and supervise designated personnel, the planning, coordinating, and directing of activities associated with the overall operation of the department in general.

.Develop presentations, to include general preparation, identifying resources, collateral and presentation materials, equipment needs, producing scripts and PowerPoint presentations

Requirements

To be considered for this role, you need to meet the following criteria:

.Must be fluent in English knowledge in Arabic and other languages would be a plus

.Must be a Bachelor degree holder

.Must have good knowledge in using Microsoft application

.Must have experienced working in a multicultural environment

.At least 5 years of Executive Assistant / Personal Assistant experience in a highly professional business environment (experience in financial services, professional services, legal, or banking industries preferred)

.Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English and Arabic Desire to deliver superior customer service

.Ability to multi-task with high degree of accuracy

.Demonstrated high level of professionalism and confidentiality

.Excellent phone manners and interpersonal communication skills

.Ability to learn and accept standard operating procedures and compliance regulations Exceptional skills with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

.Proactive and organized