Senior Executive Assistant

Job Description

Wood is currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Executive Assistant to provide top level support to our senior management team. The position will be based full time at our office in Abu Dhabi.

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned Senior Executive Assistant with a successful history of offering top-tier support to senior management.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe. We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model and a strong reputation.

We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status-quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids and decarbonisation and electrification markets. We pride ourselves in steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory. 

Energy security, transition and supply have never been more important. You, our enabling teams, are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power to generations to come. We are the ones to bring low-carbon concepts to reality.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business 
• Competitive renumeration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market 
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
• End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit
• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ service of our employees at 5 year service milestones
• Commitment to continued professional development: Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession 
  
  

Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field

The Key Objectives For This Role Are

• The purpose of the role is to provide coordination and administration support to senior executives. This role supports multiple senior roles, providing accurate and timely assistance.
• The role holder must be able to manage multiple activities and priorities and have the experience and ability to interact at senior levels of the organisation, with confidentiality an essential part of the role.
  
  

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Provides high-level administrative support which includes minute taking, taking charge of executive's schedule, diary management, coordinating meetings, engagements and travel plans, etc.,
• Acts as a focal point for cross-functional queries.
• Manages coordination and booking for internal and external functional events
• Coordinates reports, briefing papers and presentations
• Maintain professionalism and strict confidentiality of all information
• Completes adhoc tasks or projects as assigned
• The role is required to influence and manage multiple diaries and coordinate critical meetings; an ability to influence stakeholders to achieve multiple outcomes is required. The role holder works with multiple existing processes but has the latitude to consider the best approach.
  
  

Qualifications

Skills And Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected

• HND Business Administration is desirable or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5+ years previous experience in a similar capacity, ideally in a senior level environment
• Proficiency with office productivity tools and an aptitude for learning new software and systems
• Flexible team player
• Attention to detail
• Has the ability to exercise good judgment in a diversity of situations, with excellent written and verbal communication, administrative, and organizational skills, and the ability to maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities
  
  

Personal Attributes

• Ability to liaise effectively with senior management and the wider organization
• Confidentiality is essential
  
  

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.