Executive Assistant - Middle East and Africa

Apple - UAE - Dubai
Employment: Full Time
• The role will report directly to the RSD (Regional Sales Director) who is based in Dubai • Provide first class administrative support to the RSD and other Directors and managers of the teams as needed • Schedule and manage demanding calendars • Interact daily with other EAs across Apple both locally and internationally • Arrange and coordinate complicated international and domestic travel, accommodations and all trip logistics • Accounting support including raising purchase requisitions, Apple Own Use orders, Goods Receipts, creating new vendors, expense reports, etc • Arrange and event-manage business meetings, offsite conferences, all hands events, etc • Coordinate timing and logistics of staff meetings • Assist visitors from foreign / home office as required • Prepare meeting materials ahead of time • Organise meetings via face to face, VC and conference calls • Handle and maintain highly confidential and sensitive information • Multi-task and work on projects simultaneously • Strategic thinking; understands business and industry and sees the “big picture” • Work closely with the teams on the organisation of any key events

Minimum Qualifications

  • • Substantial experience of high-level, complex administration work at a senior level
  • • Flexible approach to work
  • • Excellent networking skills with key business partners and stakeholders in central teams
  • • Global awareness, time zones, culture, logistics
  • • Excellent communication skills - verbal and written involving high-level communications with internal and external contacts
  • • Effective time management, uses initiative to prioritise workload and execute against multiple projects and deadlines and meet these
  • • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, anticipate issues, stay calm under pressure and work within ambiguity
  • • Interpersonal/relationship building skills/proactive collaboration with the team
  • • Experience making complex domestic and international travel arrangements
  • • Exceptional assessment and organisational skills; attention to detail and excellent follow-through
  • • Demonstrates ability to take initiative, anticipate needs and exercise independent/sound judgment
  • • Demonstrates passion for learning new things, continuous improvement, sharing best practices
  • • Direct experience dealing with sensitive and conflicting situations in a diplomatic manner
  • • Proven experience creating spreadsheets and composing/creating content, texts and special reports
  • • Keynote, Pages and Numbers skills required
  • • Determined, self-motivated and eager to take on new challenges
  • • Ability to influence others; manage conflict appropriately, know when to delegate issues upward
  • • Ability to anticipate change and react efficiently & expeditiously
  • • Experience as an EA to a leader
  • • Past experience of working with emerging markets is required – awareness of working within the differing cultures of emerging markets – holidays, working patterns, customs etc
  • • Experience of working with remote teams
  • • Patience, positivity and a great sense of humour!

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

  • • Experience of being involved in launching new territories for organisations
  • • Previous experience in an EA role at Apple
  • • University degree, or equivalent experience
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Publisher: Apple jobs
Post date: Today
Publisher: Apple jobs