We are looking for an Executive Assistant for a Financial Services company based in Dubai.
Location – Dubai, UAE
Salary – 35,000 – 45,000 AED/month
Qualifications:
- 7–12 years’ experience supporting founders, CEOs, board members, or senior executives in high-growth or complex organisations.
- Demonstrated experience supporting board or advisory bodies, including preparation of board materials and governance documentation.
- Degree-level education or equivalent professional experience.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to draft executive-level materials.
- Strong proficiency in digital productivity and collaboration tools (e.g., Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, presentation software, board portals).
- Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority workstreams with discretion and confidentiality.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with confidence operating at board and investor level.
- Highly organised, detail-oriented, and proactive, with excellent judgement and problem-solving capability.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to anticipate needs and think several steps ahead.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as a trusted strategic partner to the Co-CEO & Advisory Board Chairman, ensuring alignment on high-impact priorities and initiatives.
- Manage and mentor a team of administrative staff, ensuring high standards of performance, coordination, and service delivery.
- Lead end-to-end preparation and follow-through for Advisory Board meetings, including agenda setting, board packs, briefing documents, minutes, and action tracking.
- Act as the primary liaison for Advisory Board members, maintaining professional relationships and ensuring clear, timely communication.
- Prepare high-quality briefs, presentations, talking points, summaries, and correspondence for board, investor, and senior stakeholder engagements.
- Manage complex and sensitive email communications, ensuring prioritisation, discretion, and timely responses.
- Coordinate across the Co-CEO’s direct reports and cross-functional teams to ensure strategic initiatives are progressing as planned.
- Track key decisions, commitments, and deliverables arising from Advisory Board and Co-CEO engagements, ensuring accountability and execution.
- Structure and maintain effective operating rhythms for the Chairman’s office, bringing consistency and governance discipline to processes.
- Support internal and external communications originating from the Co-CEO & Advisory Office.
- Exercise strong judgement in managing information flow, prioritising requests, and advising on timing, messaging, and stakeholder engagement.
About the Role:
We are seeking an Executive Assistant (EA) to the Co-CEO & Advisory Board Chairman is a high-impact strategic support role positioned at the centre of governance, board engagement, and senior stakeholder management. This role requires strong judgement, discretion, and the confidence to operate at board and investor level. The EA will ensure priorities are delivered with structure, precision, and follow-through, bringing consistency and operational excellence to the Chairman’s office.
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