Executive Assistant (US MNC)

PERSOL; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment company in Singapore is seeking an Executive Administrative Assistant to provide crucial support to upper-level executives. Responsibilities include managing calendars, scheduling appointments, coordinating travel plans, and assisting with meetings. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills and the ability to maintain confidentiality while driving operational efficiencies. This role offers an opportunity to engage in diverse tasks within a dynamic workplace.

Responsibilities

• Providing administrative support to upper-level executives.
• Scheduling appointments and managing calendars.
• Coordinating travel plans and logistics.
• Managing meeting setups and related materials.
• Conducting basic research for reports or projects.

Job description

Job Summary

This role is responsible for providing basic tactical and strategic administrative support to upper-level executives within the organization, scheduling appointments, managing calendars, calls, emails, and coordinating travel plans. The role entails general administrative tasks like logistic shipments, drafting and formatting documents, organizing meetings, and coordinating administrative work within and across departments and divisions and acting as a primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders. Within the marketing department, the role involves some basic marketing administrative work such as simple data tabulation, social media postings etc.

Responsibilities

• Holds responsibility for performing basic tactical and strategic administrative support tasks for upper executive-level employees of the organization, and is recognized as the top administrative employee in the department or division.
• Manage appointments scheduling, meetings, and events for executives, maintaining their calendars, and sending reminders, and assists in reserving conference rooms, setting up audio-visual equipment, and preparing meeting materials.
• Complete a broad variety of administrative tasks that facilitate the ability to effectively lead the organization, including assisting with special projects; designing and producing complex documents; collecting and preparing information for meetings with staff and outside parties; composing and preparing correspondence; and maintaining contact lists.
• Provides general administrative support as needed, including photocopying, faxing, and mailing documents.
• Conduct basic research tasks, such as gathering information for reports or projects, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Drafts and formats routine documents, reports, and presentations, and proofreads and edits documents to ensure accuracy and compliance with company guidelines and policies.
• Coordinates the administrative work within the department/division, while working with other departments/divisions and companies.
• Manages all aspects of leaders’ travel, including international trips, visa applications, submitting all travel expenses in expense management system, managing travel budgets, and addresses last‑minute changes and emergencies. Also Includes site visit coordination: agenda planning in coordination with local site leads, event logistics (venue selection, rooming options, catering, and A/V needs).
• Set up logistics and send out communications for virtual and/or in‑person meetings, including assisting with creating the agenda, conference room setup, ordering/setting up catering, external dinners and/or team building events.
• Maintain professionalism and strict confidentiality with all materials.
• Drive operational efficiencies through development of repeatable processes and utilization of productivity tools (i.e. Teams, Smartsheet, etc.)
• Act as the delegate for the Directors in specific company systems including HR, procurement, and recognition systems.
• Maintain updated org charts and distribution lists.
• Assist with onboarding new employees/interns, purchasing items, and creating purchase orders in accordance with company procurement policies.