Executive Assistant

**The Role**:
We are seeking a highly organized and efficient Arabic-speaking Executive Assistant with a passion for delivering impactful results to provide comprehensive support to our Dubai-based Executive Assistant and Team Lead and their team.

**Responsibilities**:

- ** Primary Point of Contact in KSA**: Provides comprehensive administrative support to the EA Team Lead and the KSA office, ensuring seamless communication and updates regarding the KSA office.
- ** Relationship Management**: Cultivate and maintain key relationships with Executive Assistants at client offices and develop a deep understanding of key clients.
- ** Proactive Support**: Anticipate the needs of the team, filtering, prioritizing, and escalating issues as necessary, and recommending effective solutions.
- ** Confidentiality**: Handle sensitive business information with the utmost discretion and maintain strict confidentiality.
- ** Flexibility and Adaptability**: Demonstrate flexibility in undertaking new tasks and supporting other areas of the business as required.
- ** Teamwork and Collaboration**: Provide support to other Executive Assistants during absences and contribute to a positive and efficient working environment for the wider support team. Lead by example, fostering teamwork, actively participating in support team meetings and events.
- ** Cross-Functional Collaboration**: Build and maintain relationships with colleagues across the consultancy to gain a comprehensive understanding of all service offerings.
- ** Knowledge Sharing**: Contribute to a learning culture by actively sharing knowledge and insights and participating in relevant training.
- ** Client Focus**: Cultivate a client-centric environment, reflecting Teneo's commitment to client service.
- ** Problem Solving**: Proactively identify and address potential issues, focusing on solutions and maintaining a "can-do" attitude.
- ** Client Support**: Provide support to senior leaders with their clients and teams, including administrative and presentation support, particularly during periods of high pressure or resource constraints.
- ** Event Planning**: Organize client events, including lunches, dinners, and other client entertainment.
- ** Expense Management**: Manage, coordinate, and process expenses accurately and efficiently.

**Skills & Experience**:

- Fluency in Arabic and English is essential, along with 2-5 years of relevant GCC experience.
- Strong communication skills and a proactive approach are crucial for success, given the remote management structure. This position offers significant responsibility and the chance to make a real impact.
- Proven experience as a First-class Executive Assistant in a professional services environment, with demonstrable exceptional communication and organizational skills.
- Extensive experience supporting senior management and business leaders.
- Ability to quickly become familiar with the Teneo brand, quality guidelines, IT systems, administrative processes, and internal systems.
- Exceptional attention to detail and superior organizational skills to manage multiple, overlapping tasks effectively.
- Strong understanding of the business to effectively support the team.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to liaise with, build, and maintain relationships with key internal and external contacts.
- Knowledge of relevant policies, including travel, expenses, gifts, and entertainment.
- Diplomatic, discreet, polite, and patient demeanor.
- Adaptable, proactive, and flexible approach.
- Intermediate proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

**What we can offer**

New joiners are supported by an induction programme, and continuous development is a key focus of life at Teneo - learning and knowledge sharing are at the heart of this. We have an environment and culture that is focused on supporting your development and career progression. We support this with a dedicated Learning Team who provide a range of learning opportunities and personal development support.

Given our client base you’ll be working on career-defining work that is exciting, rewarding and one where you can make a real impact to high profile projects.

Teneo works with clients on complex issues and challenges that often require a multidisciplinary approach that leverage our main business segments - Strategy & Communications, Management Consulting, Financial Advisory, People Advisory, and Risks Advisory. You will have opportunities to work alongside our experts in these disciplines to develop and deliver an integrated solution.

**Company Benefits**

As well as this we offer a whole host of benefits and reward including:

- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Annual salary review
- End-of-service benefits
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (depending on length of service)
- Private medical insurance (individual and immediate family members)
- Regular social, cultural and charitable activities
- Flexible and remote work