Executive Assistant to CEO - Banking

• Provide a personal, professional and confidential EA service to ensure that all matters are dealt with efficiently and appropriately • Review all correspondence dealing with it as necessary to ensure CEO receive the support to carry out their role in the most efficient manner • To plan and monitor progress and take follow up action in respect of issues arising from correspondences meetings which have been delegated by CEO to subordinates to ensure that appropriate action has been taken within the required timescale and keep them informed of developments • Perform complex administrative work exercising independent judgment in relieving CEOof administrative details • To create and maintain a personal and confidential record and filing system to ensure speedy and efficient retrieval of information • Schedule and facilitate internal and external meetings • Draft replies and where appropriate, prepare correspondence under manager’s guidance to ensure timely and appropriate responses to internal and external customers. • To respond to internal and external telephone enquiries, to deal with or refer, as appropriate, to ensure that an effective communication channel exists between CEO, their teams, and the businesses • Maintain and apply strict level of confidentiality in all work related matters, to protect the bank’s business interests • Research, compile, analyse, and summarize data for projects, reports, meetings as needed • Possess strong working knowledge of processes, and data necessary to ensure compliance with the Bank’s policies and practices • Keep updated about policies, procedures and practices within department / bank to ensure consistent adherence • Ensure necessary assistance and involvement in all CEO Projects throughout the year • Be the one point of contact for all activities for staff and their system related issues. • Graduate, preferably in commercially oriented discipline or Higher Secondary education with recognized Secretarial Diploma. • Computer literate • 8-10 years experience with a good understanding of banking practices. • Good verbal and written command of English. Knowing Arabic will be an advantage • Ability to work on a number of tasks concurrently and to use own initiative to manage time allocated to different tasks and work effectively to tight deadlines