Executive Assistant

𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗘𝗢 – 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 & 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

Location: Dubai, UAEReporting to: CEOEmployment: Full-timeLanguages: Fluent Arabic and English𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲:We are seeking a commercially minded Executive Business Assistant to work directly with the CEO across multiple businesses.

The successful candidate will drive agreed actions to completion, coordinate commercial matters, and support business development and expansion.The role requires someone who takes ownership, anticipates obstacles, and turns discussions into clear actions and completed outcomes.𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:* Maintain a consolidated tracker of CEO priorities, with clear owners, deadlines, dependencies, and completion status.* Follow up with managers, customers, suppliers, and business partners to move agreed matters forward.* Identify delays, resolve coordination issues, and escalate matters requiring the CEO’s decision.* Coordinate commercial proposals, quotations, tender submissions, and contract documentation with responsible teams.* Track sales opportunities, customer commitments, and outstanding commercial actions.* Coordinate payment follow-up with finance and commercial teams.* Research new markets, prospective customers, distributors, and strategic partners.* Prepare opportunity summaries and initial business cases, including costs, commercial potential, and next steps.* Organize business meetings, prepare briefing materials, record decisions, and follow through on agreed actions.* Draft professional correspondence, reports, and presentations in Arabic and English.* Support the CEO’s calendar, travel, and meeting arrangements in line with business priorities.* Handle confidential business information with discretion.𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲:* Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Finance, Economics, International Business, or a related field.* 5-10 Years of relevant commercial, business development, sales operations, or executive business support experience.* Demonstrated ability to coordinate several workstreams and drive actions to completion.* UAE/GCC business experience.* Strong understanding of commercial documents, pricing, margins, payment terms, and basic financial reporting.* Proficiency in MS Office, CRM systems, and task-management tools.* Experience in industrial trading, engineering, contracting, manufacturing, or a diversified business group is an advantage.* Willingness to travel when required.𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:Please submit your CV to info@albanna-raed.com and a brief example of a commercial or cross-functional assignment you personally drove to completion. Include your current location, notice period, and salary expectations.