Senior Executive Support
Role Overview
The Executive Assistant manages the executive office’s operating rhythm, calendar, meeting flow, and information intake.
The role protects senior leadership’s time, tracks commitments, resolves conflicts, and handles sensitive matters with discretion.
The assistant is trusted to prioritize on the executive’s behalf and move commitments toward completion with independent judgment.
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About the role
The Executive Assistant manages the executive office’s operating rhythm, calendar, meeting flow, and information intake.
The role protects senior leadership’s time, tracks commitments, resolves conflicts, and handles sensitive matters with discretion.
The assistant is trusted to prioritize on the executive’s behalf and move commitments toward completion with independent judgment.
Responsibilities
- Manage the executive’s calendar, appointments, meetings, and travel, resolving conflicts proactively.
- Organize internal and external meetings and ensure logistical and preparatory requirements are in place.
- Monitor and triage incoming communications by urgency and sensitivity.
- Coordinate senior leadership meetings and align stakeholders and materials in advance.
- Brief the executive on upcoming commitments and flag risks or conflicts proactively.
- Use independent judgment to move projects toward completion ahead of deadlines.
Basic qualifications
- Tertiary qualification in business administration or a related discipline.
- 5–10 years’ experience supporting C-level executives.
- Demonstrated experience managing highly confidential material in a high-demand, deadline-driven environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred qualifications
- Prior experience supporting senior executives in a defence, industrial, or regulated organization.
- Experience coordinating with board members or senior government or military stakeholders.
- Familiarity with protocols for handling classified or commercially sensitive information.
- Bilingual Arabic and English is stated as a must.
- Experience managing complex international travel logistics.
About EDGE
EDGE is a UAE-based advanced technology group focused on defence and emerging technologies, with more than 35 specialized companies and multiple centres of excellence.
Benefits and development
- EDGE describes learning academy and digital learning opportunities, career support, and opportunities to collaborate with international colleagues.
- Depending on role and seniority, benefits may include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance, and education allowances.
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