Strategic Executive Assistant to the CEO

International Community Schools (ICSchools); Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

UAE Labour Law Benefits

Job summary

International Community Schools (ICS) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, seeks a highly professional Executive Assistant to the CEO to provide high-level executive, administrative, and strategic support across the group of six branches.

The successful candidate will manage the CEO's calendar, travel, communications, and coordination with senior leaders, principals, and external stakeholders, ensuring discretion, proactive follow-up, and timely reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business/related field.
• 5–8 years of relevant experience, preferably including CEO-level support.
• UAE experience in education sector or multi-entity org is desirable.
• Excellent English, strong drafting skills; Arabic is a plus.
• Advanced MS Office/Google Workspace; strong coordination skills.
• Experience preparing executive reports, minutes, and action trackers.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive and administrative support to the CEO, managing daily priorities and strategic commitments.
• Manage the CEO's calendar, travel arrangements, and executive correspondence.
• Coordinate between the CEO, senior leadership, principals, department heads, and external stakeholders.
• Draft, review, and coordinate professional correspondence, presentations, and documents.
• Record minutes, maintain action trackers, and follow up on directives and deadlines.
• Coordinate cross-functional projects across branches and departments.

Skills

Executive presence

Discretion

Proactive thinking

Organization

Follow-through

Communication

Adaptability

Arabic (advantage)

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Communications, or related

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

International Community Schools (ICS) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, seeks a highly professional Executive Assistant to the CEO to provide high-level executive, administrative, and strategic support across the group of six branches.

The successful candidate will manage the CEO's calendar, travel, communications, and coordination with senior leaders, principals, and external stakeholders, ensuring discretion, proactive follow-up, and timely reporting.