OverviewKEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration - through conceptualization - to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years weve led with vision, contributing to many of the worlds most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2023 WA100 Survey.We invite you to join us. Why?When you join KEO, youll discover more than just a job - youll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards, mentoring and coaching programs and extensive in-house on demand learning courses.ResponsibilitiesOur newest opportunity is for a talented Executive Secretary to join our award-winning team based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.We envisage success in this role to include:

• Manages and coordinates office management activities, including manager(s) schedules.
• Creates, maintains, and/or updates various databases. Extrapolates, analyses, and presents data for management information reporting purposes.
• Serves as a liaison between executives, internal management, employees, clients, and visitors as required.
• Prepares letters, reports, memos, presentations and organizational charts using appropriate MS applications.
• Receives, sorts and distributes incoming correspondence, including faxes and emails.
• Reviews incoming correspondence or email, leads initiative to determine appropriate action required. Leads and monitors issues for appropriate follow up.
• Takes independent action on handling requests; determines the appropriate course of action, intervenes where necessary, and acts as a liaison between departments.
• Recording meeting discussions, preparing an account of the meetings and designates, and following up on assigned action items.
• Submits, files and retrieves project documents, records and reports in a timely manner.
• Coordinates data from a variety of sources for inclusion in technical reports and presentations; performs independent research and prepares information for special projects as assigned.
• Answer phone calls and direct calls to appropriate parties or take messages.
• Undertake manager(s) additional responsibilities where required.
• Facilitated submission of all documents to respective departments
• Scrupulously evaluated and validated all documents to enable document control.
• Implemented submission of all documents within time and quality parameters.
• Other duties may be assigned.

QualificationsTo be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 7 years work experience partnered with a Diploma / Bachelor degree in a relevant subject.KEOs performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its contribution to client success wherever we work. We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

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