Executive Assistant to Country Head - KSA

Job description / Role

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We are currently seeking an Executive Assistant (EA) to support our Head of KSA . This role will be responsible for administrative support and will play a key role in the successful growth of our business. Key priorities will include calendar management, meeting set up, coordinating travel and managing expenses. Prior experience in an Executive Assistant role is required.

The Responsibilities

This critical and highly visible role will have direct interaction with the senior leaders of our KSA & MENA team. Sensitivity to confidential matters is required. Responsibilities include:

- Provide senior level executive administrative support

- Assist COO, KSA

- Anticipate meeting needs including reviewing & securing options for space, technology needs, food and beverage service, providing guest access to the building, hosting arrivals

- Organize and distribute global financial communications

- Manage and plan complex travel across time zones - both domestic and international

- Provide calendar management support including, highlighting calendar conflicts and executing recommended resolutions

- Collaborate with the support team on all day-to-day office activities

- Ensure the executives are prepared for meetings - securing all materials in advance

- Prepare documents, proofreading for accuracy and making recommended changes after others review

- Host and provide support to visiting clients

- Plan team meetings including F&B needs

- Other tasks as assigned

Attributes

- Dealing with Ambiguity - effectively cope with change by shifting gears comfortably, acting without having the total picture, and handling risk and uncertainty comfortably

- Planning and Organizing - ability to establish course of action to accomplish goals and evaluate results, develop schedules and task/people assignments, orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish goals, and use resources effectively and efficiently

- Anticipation of Critical Needs - ability to successfully anticipate the requirements for future events without being directed or told what is needed

- Interpersonal Savvy - relate well to all kinds of people inside and outside of the organization with diplomacy and tact.

- Quick Learner - ability to learn quickly when faced with new problems and challenges

- Self-Starter - able to start and complete projects independently

- Time Management - use time effectively and efficiently and with a sense of urgency

- Written/Oral communications - superior ability to speak and write clearly and concisely

- Stakeholder focus - dedicated to exceeding manager's expectations, ensuring excellence in delivery are achieved through the right solution

Qualifications

- 4+ years of experience in an executive support role

- Proven ability to handle confidential information discreetly in a diplomatic manner

- Previous experience in an Executive Assistant role at a large, global firm is strongly preferred

- Advanced Microsoft office product knowledge (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook) required

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet all the requirements. We're interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

Location:

On-site -Riyadh, SAU

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all of the requirements. We're interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

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About the Company

In the Middle East and North Africa, Jones Lang LaSalle is a leading player in its real estate markets including the hospitality sector. The firm has worked in over 22 Middle Eastern and North African countries and over the last year has advised clients on more than $120 billion worth of real estate, hotel and hospitality development.

We continually create value for our clients and partners by challenging conventional thinking and employing innovative investment solutions. The rapid pace of change in the region creates significant opportunities, challenges and complex decisions for investors.

Jones Lang LaSalle is recognized as having leading real estate and hospitality expertise with a leadership team that has held senior positions with some of the largest real estate developers, hospitality companies and corporate groups in the Middle East and internationally.