Executive Assistant to Regional Operations Director

About the role

The Executive Assistant provides professional, comprehensive administrative support to the Regional Operations Director, ensuring smooth operations across SABIS schools in the UAE and Gulf region. This role is pivotal in managing schedules, communications, and logistical arrangements to enable effective leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Organise office operations and inter‑departmental workflow for efficient work flow.
• Perform general clerical duties such as photocopying, faxing, mailing and filing.
• Answer and direct telephone calls for the Regional Operations Director and place outgoing calls on his behalf.
• Coordinate and facilitate the director’s calendar, arranging appointments, meetings and conferences.
• Arrange business travel schedules and logistics.
• Act as liaison between the director, subordinates and other officials, transmitting directives and following up on assignments.
• Greet and receive visitors, ensuring appropriate hospitality.
• Consolidate leave requests and approved vacations for the director.
• Monitor departmental leave requests and employee conduct to support smooth operations.
• Develop presentations and other material on behalf of the director.

Required profile

• Proven experience providing administrative support to senior executives.
• Strong organisational and time‑management abilities.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to act as a professional liaison and maintain confidentiality.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to work within a global education network.
• Exposure to regional operations across multiple schools.