Executive Assistant (Abu Dhabi)

Description

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

The Team

We are looking for an experienced EA in the UAE, to be based either in our Dubai or Abu Dhabi office. We are looking for someone who remains calm, on top of their workload, and always enjoys working in a team environment. You will work closely with other EAs to ensure the smooth running of a department and the company, including helping during times of high workload and covering annual leave and absences. The ideal candidate will ideally have prior experience within the professional services industry and is looking for a challenging role in a dynamic, entrepreneurial and highly professional company. The right candidate will have experience dealing with busy professionals and tight deadlines; extensive diary and timesheet management; being one step ahead of their team’s needs and understand the importance of building relationships with clients and their teams.

The role requires someone who is proactive, pro-active, extremely personable, discreet, friendly and confident.

This is a fantastic job for someone who is hands on and likes a busy, rewarding and challenging role, in a fun and friendly environment. You must have experience supporting senior executives, excellent communications and organisation skills, attention to detail and be used to working under pressure.

How you will contribute

As an Executive Assistant, you will be responsible for a variety of tasks, including:

• Secretarial duties: Monitoring and responding to emails on behalf of the Managing Directors, scheduling meetings, preparing minutes, coordinating travel plans and itineraries, processing expenses on Concur, managing timesheets, assisting in onboarding new joiners within the team and providing support for other EAs when required. Finally, you will be acting as a main point of contact for your team and preparing team communications and social events.
• Business development and reporting: Coordinating internal and external offsite marketing events (venue selection, speakers, material, all logistics) and attend when required, following up action plan and correspond with clients, preparing PowerPoint presentations and documentation, updating databases and managing Salesforce activities and reports. Finally, you will be organising and participating in business development activities and building and cultivating strong relationships with key clients and stakeholders.
• Sales operations: Supporting in invoicing and billing, coordinating conflict checks and anti-money laundering, administrating client onboarding, setting up new project with central teams and printing reports and dashboards.

Qualifications

To be considered, you must possess:

• A high-grade bachelor’s degree (or equivalent/higher) from an accredited top-tier university.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Fluency in English, Arabic language skills are desirable but not essential.
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential information at maximum discretion.
• Ability to work independently and within a team and interact with all levels of the organization, including senior executives.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment and ability to constantly prioritise and reassess tasks
• Proficiency in Microsoft products: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and other relevant software. Experience with Agresso, Salesforce, Concur, and Zoom is preferable.

Your journey at A&M

We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person’s unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.

We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.

Inclusive Diversity

A&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Alvarez & Marsal’s practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information or other protected medical condition, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws. .

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters

Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.