Executive Assistant

AW Connect Recruitment; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

AW Connect Recruitment in Dubai is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support the CEO and act as a key liaison with GMs and senior teams across the group. You will manage scheduling, track deliverables, coordinate meetings, and prepare presentations and reports with discretion.

Ideal candidates have 3-5+ years supporting C-level executives, excellent English, and strong PowerPoint/Excel/Outlook skills. UAE experience is preferred; Arabic is a plus.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years' experience supporting C-level executives.
• Experience working with multiple senior stakeholders, ideally within a Group or multi-business environment.
• Strong organisation, prioritisation and follow-through.
• Excellent business English and professional communication skills.
• Confidence preparing presentations, reports and senior-level meeting minutes.
• Strong PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook skills.
• UAE experience preferred.
• Arabic is an advantage, but not essential.
• UAE driving licence preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating between the CEO's office, GMs and their teams
• Proactively following up on agreed actions, deliverables and deadlines
• Tracking key commitments and escalating potential delays
• Coordinating senior management meetings, agendas and supporting materials
• Taking accurate minutes and following action items through to completion
• Preparing presentations, reports, briefing notes and management updates
• Supporting cross-business initiatives and Group priorities
• Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders while maintaining accountability
• Handling sensitive information with a high level of discretion and professionalism

Skills

Stakeholder coordination

Organization & prioritization

Meeting minutes

Presentation preparation

Communication skills

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Job Description:

This is not a traditional EA role focused solely on diary and travel management. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leadership and act as a key coordination point between the CEO's office and Managers across multiple business verticals, helping ensure priorities, commitments and deadlines are followed through.

The Role

You will be responsible for:

• Coordinating between the CEO's office, GMs and their teams
• Proactively following up on agreed actions, deliverables and deadlines
• Tracking key commitments and escalating potential delays
• Coordinating senior management meetings, agendas and supporting materials
• Taking accurate minutes and following action items through to completion
• Preparing presentations, reports, briefing notes and management updates
• Supporting cross-business initiatives and Group priorities
• Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders while maintaining accountability
• Handling sensitive information with a high level of discretion and professionalism

The ideal candidate will bring:

• 3-5+ years' experience supporting C-level executives
• Experience working with multiple senior stakeholders, ideally within a Group or multi-business environment
• Strong organisation, prioritisation and follow-through
• Excellent business English and professional communication skills
• Confidence preparing presentations, reports and senior-level meeting minutes
• Strong PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook skills
• UAE experience preferred
• Arabic is an advantage, but not essential
• UAE driving licence preferred

Who We're Looking For

Personality and working style are particularly important for this appointment.

We are looking for someone who is steady, reliable, energetic and interested in a long-term opportunity. You should be naturally approachable and collaborative, but also confident enough to respectfully challenge senior stakeholders when a commitment, CEO directive or deadline is not being followed.