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Executive Personal Assistant

Kudo
Dubai, UAE
Full-time
Mid-Senior
Hybrid
Discovered 3 weeks ago
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Role Overview

Kudo is seeking an organised, proactive, and discreet Executive Personal Assistant to provide professional and personal support to the CEO.

The role manages priorities, communications, schedules, travel, and day-to-day requirements across the CEO’s professional and personal commitments.

The position requires judgement, initiative, discretion, and ownership of tasks from request through completion.

Executive, Calendar and Communications Management

  • Manage the CEO’s calendar, meetings, appointments, and daily schedule across professional and personal commitments.
  • Coordinate meetings across locations and time zones, identify conflicts and deadlines, and prepare required information.
  • Manage communications, draft correspondence, follow up on actions, and act as a trusted stakeholder contact.

Travel and Logistics

  • Coordinate domestic and international business and personal travel, including flights, accommodation, transfers, transportation, and itineraries.
  • Research travel and hospitality options and present concise shortlists with considered recommendations.
  • Manage bookings, documentation, changes, cancellations, reservations, and last-minute requirements.

Personal Assistance and Day-to-Day Management

  • Manage personal bookings, appointments, reservations, purchases, deliveries, errands, and other arrangements.
  • Coordinate personal diary commitments alongside business requirements.
  • Liaise with household staff, maintenance providers, drivers, suppliers, and service providers.
  • Resolve personal administrative matters proactively and follow tasks through to completion.

Research, Administration and Organisation

  • Research travel, accommodation, restaurants, services, suppliers, purchases, and other requested areas.
  • Manage expenses, receipts, supporting documentation, organised records, and executive information.
  • Assist with meetings, events, and executive engagements, and coordinate arrangements with colleagues and external contacts.
  • Take ownership of ad hoc projects and identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve efficiency.

Technology and Systems

  • Use technology, AI tools, and modern productivity platforms to improve organisation and efficiency.
  • Use calendar, communication, travel, document management, and collaboration systems.
  • Learn new software and identify tools that simplify recurring tasks and improve productivity.

What Makes You a Great Fit

  • Previous Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, or similar experience supporting a CEO, founder, or senior executive.
  • Exceptional organisation, prioritisation, and time-management skills, with strong attention to detail.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and confidence managing complex calendars, communications, and international travel.
  • Discretion, trustworthiness, proactive judgement, resourcefulness, and independent decision-making.
  • Strong research skills and ability to assess options and make considered recommendations.
  • Technological confidence, including adoption of new systems, AI, and productivity tools.
  • Ability to remain calm and solutions-focused when plans or priorities change at short notice.

Work Arrangement

  • The company offers a hybrid work model and flexible working hours.

Schedule

  • Reasonable flexibility outside standard working hours may occasionally be required, particularly during CEO travel.

What We Offer

  • Competitive remuneration package, work-life balance, half-day birthday leave, referral bonus, and regular team-building and company events.
  • Unlimited learning through the Udemy Business partnership.

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