Administrative Assistant

REF 1670990

16.11.2024 | Abu Dhabi | full time

Description: Administrative assistants play an important role in organizing, managing, and keeping an office running. Most administrative assistants are responsible for clerical and organizational tasks like file organizing, scheduling appointments, assisting other staff members, and drafting correspondences or messages

Requirements: Essential Functions and Responsibilities

-Schedules and organizes activities such as meetings, travel, conferences and department activities, prioritizing inquiries and requests, and handling conflicts as they arise, with minimal guidance, and making judgments and recommendations as necessary to ensure smooth day-to-day operations
-Manages electronic mail and keeps calendar updated to facilitate appointment and meeting schedules
-Responsible for the maintenance of the department budget to include coding invoices, preparing expense reports, investigating payment inquiries and budget variances
-Establishes, develops, maintains and updates filing system and a database of business contacts. Retrieves information from files when needed.
-Organizes, prioritizes and act as a gate keeper for large volumes of information and calls.
-Drafts written responses or replies by phone or e-mail when necessary. Responds to regularly occurring requests for information.
-Answers phones for supervisor and department. Takes messages or fields/answers all routine and non-routine questions. Works with Regional team to coordinate information for VPO.