Executive Assistant - Walkers Professional Services - Cayman Islands

Walkers; Kentucky; On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law and professional services firm is seeking an Executive Assistant for their Cayman Islands office. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing comprehensive administrative support, managing communications, and organizing complex travel arrangements in a dynamic and collaborative environment. This role offers the opportunity to join a firm committed to exceptional client service and diversity, alongside a competitive remuneration package.

Benefits

5 weeks' vacation

Pension plan

Fully covered health insurance

Discretionary performance-based bonus

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in an EA role for high level executives.
• Graduate with relevant degree and professional qualifications.
• Skills in office technology and effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide general administration and executive assistance.
• Liaise with stakeholders and manage complex travel arrangements.
• Attend meetings and prepare minutes.

Skills

Office technology proficiency

Communication

Relationship building

Tact and diplomacy

Time management

Education

Graduate in business studies or related degree

Relevant professional qualifications

Job description

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Executive Assistant - Walkers Professional Services - Cayman Islands

We are a leading international law and professional services firm providing legal, corporate and fiduciary services to global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants and investment fund managers. With a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we advise on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey.

We treat everyone as the intelligent professional they are. Our approach is to trust and empower our people to deliver consistently, and enable them to succeed. Diversity is our secret weapon – it’s the sheer breadth of Walkers people that makes us who we are – gathered from across the globe and fluent in languages, jurisdictions and cultures that help us to mirror our clients and keep our own thinking in tune with the world in which we operate.

At Walkers Professional Services, we pride ourselves on our work ethic, our commitment to exceptional client service and our focus on strong team-work. We are looking for client-focused professionals, who are adept at providing responsive and high quality client service in a dynamic organisation. Walkers invites applications from suitably qualified Caymanians or Residents with Employment Rights only for the above position:

Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification

To provide general administration and executive assistance including, without limitation:

• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders as appropriate and in accordance with the instructions of any member of the WPS SMT
• Responding to internal and external phone, teams or email enquiries, and ensuring that every interaction is attended to in a professional and polite manner
• Meeting attendance and preparing first drafts of meeting minutes
• Providing administrative assistance with board meetings, regulatory inspections, audits or events of a similar nature
• Creating, editing, amending and storing of correspondence and documents in the appropriate electronic file, including the preparation of "blacklined" documents
• Booking meetings and general diary management including co-ordinating complex international travel arrangements
• Assist with co-ordinating internal/external marketing and business development activities on behalf of the CEO and some of the SMT members
• Managing the submission of travel and related expenses on behalf of the CEO and certain SMT members
• Supporting other members of the team and working collaboratively with them to complete work to a high standard and meet required deadlines
• Undertaking personal training and development activities as required including attendance at internal training sessions
• Participating in ad hoc projects as and when required
• Carrying out any other duties commensurate with the purpose of the job, including the performance of duties occasionally outside normal working hours

Education, Skills & Experience

• A minimum of five years' experience performing a similar EA role for one or more high level executives within a busy financial or professional services firm
• A graduate ideally in business studies or a related degree who possesses relevant and current professional qualifications
• Demonstrable skills and mastery in the use of office technology and related applications
• A relationship builder who can work independently and as a team member
• Possesses tact and diplomacy when dealing with highly confidential matters
• Can easily manage a complex and demanding workload in a fast paced work environment and can prioritise tasks and projects to meet high standards and stretch personal performance targets
• Communicates clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, with people at all levels of understanding and seniority; can produce high quality correspondence
• Participates in continuously improving services through critically evaluating systems of work, promoting new ideas and actively developing service improvements
• Works in a flexible manner and responds well to changing circumstances and priorities

Compensation Data

Walkers offers a dynamic working environment with opportunities for career progression and an excellent remuneration package, including a discretionary performance based bonus, 5 weeks' vacation, pension and fully covered health insurance. Remuneration commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Please note that Walkers Professional Services will not accept any applications received from agencies at this time. Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the deadline.

Walkers global is an equal opportunity employer. Equality and diversity are key to our global identity and an integral part of our goal to continue being an employer of choice. We are committed to a work environment that supports all individuals irrespective of gender, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. We make every effort to ensure that employment opportunities are open and accessible to all purely on the basis of personal ability.