Executive Assistant - MENA Group CEO
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Role Overview
Support the MENA Group CEO as a highly organized, proactive, and mature Executive Assistant.
Act as a trusted partner helping coordinate business priorities, projects, legal follow-up, meetings, and key actions across the Group.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role Overview
Support the MENA Group CEO as a highly organized, proactive, and mature Executive Assistant.
Act as a trusted partner helping coordinate business priorities, projects, legal follow-up, meetings, and key actions across the Group.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the CEO's calendar, meetings, priorities, and travel arrangements.
- Prepare meeting agendas, presentations, reports, and briefing materials.
- Track CEO decisions, action points, deadlines, and follow-ups.
- Coordinate with management and employees across the Group to ensure priorities are executed.
- Coordinate recruitment processes and follow up with HR and hiring managers.
- Coordinate with PRO teams regarding licenses, visas, government requirements, and renewals.
- Coordinate with external lawyers and track contracts, legal matters, and outstanding actions.
- Support the CEO with special projects, business initiatives, and operational matters.
- Handle highly confidential business, employee, and corporate information.
- Help ensure important matters do not fall through the cracks.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in Executive Assistant, Executive Office, Business Coordinator, or similar roles.
- Previous experience supporting a CEO, Founder, Managing Director, or senior executive is highly preferred.
- Excellent organizational and follow-up skills.
- Strong written and spoken English.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- High discretion, maturity, and professionalism.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership.
- Arabic-speaking ability is a plus.
- Experience in a technology, digital, AI, software, or startup environment.
- Business or finance educational background and office management experience.
The Right Person
The successful candidate should be proactive, dependable, and comfortable working directly with senior leadership.
The role requires anticipating the CEO's needs, understanding priorities, following up consistently, and taking ownership.
The opportunity is suited to an experienced EA seeking a broader CEO Office and Group management role.
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