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Executive Assistant

Company Name: Visa
Employment Type:Full Time
Location: Dubai
Experience: 7+ years
Degree: Bachelor
Gender:Any
Age:Any  
Nationality: Any
Salary:Unspecified
No. Of Vacancies:1
Job Description:
Company Description
Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive.
When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.
Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Administration
Ensure a good flow of communication and excellent secretarial support is provided for the FHs
Work closely with, keep and update list of common stakeholders for close communication: all Executive Assistants, Function Heads, etc across the broad region.
Provide assistance to the FHs with private, confidential, and personal arrangements
Organise agendas, briefing papers and any preparatory paper work
Sort, prioritise and where possible delegate and distribute incoming mail.
Handle expense claims
Prepare correspondence, documents and presentation materials – adjusting grammar and spelling as appropriate.  Drafting of correspondence where possible and ensuring response is sent in a timely manner
Organisation of the daily schedule of the FHs to ensure the most effective use of time.  Ensure all internal and external meeting requirements are met.  Forward planning of itineraries and travel schedules to make certain timings and trips are feasible
Ensure the smooth running of the FHs office in their absence.  Keep in close communication with the FHs when they are travelling and despatch off any urgent mail that needs attention.
Ensure all administrative tasks meet all compliance standards.
Provide documents and files for meetings.
Coordinate regular meetings with direct reports, monthly management meetings and Quarterly Client Reviews
Screen incoming calls, fielding calls if appropriate and assisting where possible.
Liaison with Executive Leadership and International staff on a daily basis and extensive liaison with other departments within Visa
Travel & Immigration
Book and co-ordinate travel arrangements within tight deadlines
Compile itineraries and liaise with regional offices to ensure business trips run smoothly. 
Reserving flights and hotels all per Visa T&E policy and other compliance policies
Organising entry visas for travel and UAE immigration for FH and family & dependants (when necessary)
Corporate Hospitality
Organising flights, accommodation, sending out invitations, assisting with visas
Organise agendas, bookings for business dinners, entertainment for corporate events, assist with menus, RSVPs and other correspondence
Ensuring appropriate approvals are in place for events, register event with Visa online, create SIRAs, set up vendors and POs complete due diligence in time for the event.
Organize and execute events related to corporate hospitality in the relevant markets.
Manage, forecast and update event planner reports.
Budgeting, costing and coordination with external event management companies.
Teamwork
The flexibility to liaise with various functions both within Visa and externally to deliver ad hoc projects
Assisting the department with ad hoc admin i.e. Updating contact list, corporate events
Co-ordinate with other VISA departments in order to successfully implement the country plans.
Work closely with all business functions internally and co-ordinate appropriate meetings with members and information management
Coordinate, track and report allocated cost centre budgets
Co-ordinate the preparation of presentations and relevant materials
Co-ordinate efficient travel arrangements for the team
Prepare weekly and month reports when requested by the team
Ad hoc project/research
Complete ad hoc project/research and presentation work and other relevant initiatives as requested by the management
Prepare and follow up on internal similar programs
Technical
System savvy: Oracle etc
Superb diary management
Strong PC skills and high proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products (Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint)
 
Additional Information
Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Qualifications
Minimum of 7 years’ experience in an office support role
Strong administration and analytical skills
Experience working in a multinational organisation.
Able to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a changing environment with a high degree of accuracy
Ability to recognize potential issues as they arise and escalate appropriately
Excellent organisation skills, time management
Excellent interpersonal skills, relationship skills, with the ability to communicate well with colleagues, senior management and other stakeholders
Customer focused, both internal and external with the ability to build effective working relationships
Multicultural sensitivity is essential including the ability to work effectively as part of a team
Exceptional communication skills in person, over email, telephone etc.
Impeccable English
Innovative and creative thinker with a track record of delivery and proven ability to manage several projects concurrently and see them through from conception to conclusion
Must be proactive and solution oriented, looking for ways to add value and assist the team
Intuitive and not afraid to challenge
Knowledge/experience of the CEMEA region would be an advantage
Self-motivated and able to use own initiative
Can-do attitude
Creative problem solver
This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office two days a week, Tuesdays and Wednesdays with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% of the time based on business needs.

Additional Information
Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.