Employment:
Full Time
We are currently seeking suitable candidates to join our client, a large consulting conglomerate with clients in the private and public sectors, across all continents. The company has extensive assets and corporate offices in Europe, Middle East, and USA. They are an entrepreneurial incubator, working with strategic investment groups, family offices, research and non-profit advocacy and global companies. They work on strategy and development, ensuring continued growth and opportunity for their clients.
Working in this fast-paced and exceptionally busy environment you will liaise with all departments including investments, finance, HR, and administration to bring together project timelines and expectations to enable all involved to progress efficiently. Supporting the Project Managers, you will assist with all RFP’s, research, pitches, slide decks and all client management. Therefore, a strong attention to detail and an analytical approach is required to track project development, finances, resources required, project milestones and final outcomes. You will provide up to the minute reports via MS Excel, PowerPoint presentations, internal and external communication and often go above and beyond expectations in order to be exceptionally forward thinking and anticipate the needs of the business and any potential issues before they arise. Additionally extensive CRM knowledge is required.
This role is both hands on and strategic to ensure complete business continuity, minimal risk in all areas and that planned resources are in place and each project is within the budget constraints. You will also provide administrative support to the COO and General Counsel on all compliance matters. You will possess excellent relationship and communication skills to understand all aspects of the business and provide proactive solutions. The team here is exceptionally focused and hardworking and all can multitask with exemplary time management and this role will be no exception.
Strong inter-personal skills including social competency and high energy levels, with the ability to be engaged both inside and outside of normal business hours on occasion are required to be successful. Applicants must also have a strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and high attention to detail with the motivation to produce a collaborative team approach. It is expected that you will be a university graduate and it is essential that you have a professional services background in a similar highly operational position.
Our client is seeking candidates who have professional services project management / consultancy backgrounds.
Irwin & Dow was established by two highly experienced recruitment professionals, Tracey Irwin and Jocelyn Dow. We provide a refreshing approach by working in close partnership with clients and candidates within the Business Support, Secretarial, HR & Finance sectors.
Good staff are key to every business. We recognise and appreciate this, having over thirty years combined recruitment and executive search experience within the region.
Our main aim is to provide a specialist service to clients preferring to work with a bespoke consultancy.
Our values of discretion and diplomacy are paramount and our ultimate goal is to become a partner of choice for all our clients and candidates.
Source: Job Posting - gulftalent.com
