New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) seeks to appoint an Executive Assistant reporting to the Executive Director, Finance and Budget.
The Executive Assistant performs a wide range of clerical, secretarial and general office duties mainly confidential in nature. The incumbent handles operational activities for the Finance office and performs administrative functions that require a comprehensive knowledge of University policies, procedures, and operations and an understanding of NYU Abu Dhabi’s role within the community.
The Executive Assistant will be responsible (but not limited) to provide executive calendar management for the Executive Director, his Direct Reports and occasionally support the wider CABO leadership. Thyey will provide administrative support to the designated Executive Director and the wider Finance Department as needed; coordinate administrative interactions among the Executive's New York and Abu Dhabi constituents; and establish basic administrative systems for the Department; monitor basic administrative operations for the Department and prioritize office activities and delegate work to students and/or temporary employees.
The EA will act as the department liaison for internal and external stakeholders, including those at the senior level to resolve issues and problems and respond to inquiries displaying a comprehensive knowledge of the department's activities, policies and programs. Customize and/or compose letters on own initiative or in response to requests for information. Perform general word processing duties utilizing intermediate to advanced-level functions. Modify and/or creates databases and complex spreadsheets. Monitor complex department budgets and/or grants.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage office calendar for contacts and database information. Schedule appointments, maintain individual and/or department calendar, and make arrangements for meetings and travel to and from the University. Schedule and provide support for meetings, including video conferences and minute taking and ensure follow up actions taken from key sessions
Structure of departmental and CABO related deliverables and reviews. Annual project planning
Serve as liaison and coordinate as needed between the Budget Office, Controllers Office and other university offices and senior managers in Abu Dhabi
Serve as representative with external stakeholders on behalf of the executive to represent the University in a professional manager, ensuring that the executive is relieved of as many administrative tasks as possible, adding value to ensure the executive can focus time on strategic issues
Serve as primary liaison to the general public, students, staff and faculty on policies, procedures, programs and office activities and provide general and more specialized information on behalf of the Department and its leadership
Respond to a variety of inquiries, resolve routine and non-routine problems, and consult with supervisors or others, as needed, on more complex issues
Analyze issues, data, research and produce routine reports as required
Customize and/or compose letters on own initiative or in response to administrative matters for supervisor's review and approval
Proofread documents for accuracy and completeness
Perform other general word-processing duties
Modify and/or create databases and complex spreadsheets
Maintain hard-copy and electronic confidential files and records and document management/retrieval systems
Maintain inventory of general office supplies
Establish a monitoring and status-of-work reporting system regarding ongoing office projects for which the Executive is responsible
Monitor activity of complex department budgets and/or grants and maintain data on spreadsheets
Compare invoices with actual expenditures and investigate and resolve discrepancies with the budget office
Maintain expense and reimbursement records
Respond to calls and requests for information. Review and process mail, correspondence and internal documentation
Manage and support any delegations and business visitors related to the executive's functional responsibility
Screen visitors to determine how to help or direct them to the appropriate person or office
Perform other clerical duties: photocopy and fax materials, process forms, maintain office files and records, pick up/deliver mail and materials, etc.
Required Education:
Bachelor's degree
Required Experience:
5 or more years of office experience
Experience providing a high level of customer service
Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information and documents with utmost care
Ability to multi-task effectively while prioritizing and handling multiple projects on tight deadlines
Must possess organized work habits, consistent accuracy, and attentiveness to detail
Flexibility to adapt to complex organizational needs for New York University in New York and New York University in Abu Dhabi
Superior written and oral communications skills in English. Advanced business computing and internet skills
Professional maturity and judgment consistent with leadership-support responsibilities, including exceptional discretion, confident communications skills, and a capacity for resourceful initiative in a team context
Expertise with word processing, spreadsheet, database software, PowerPoint and Microsoft Office Suite Google
Preferred Experience:
7 or more years of experience in comparable position, with a record of advancement and growth at progressively more responsible levels, preferably with an established international company, private organization, or governmental body operating in the UAE
Experience working with institutions of multi-national nature
Other Information
About NYUAD
NYU Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting research university with a fully integrated liberal arts and science undergraduate program in the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and NYU Shanghai, form the backbone of NYU’s global network university, an interconnected network of portal campuses and academic centers across six continents that enable seamless international mobility of students and faculty in their pursuit of academic and scholarly activity. This global university represents a transformative shift in higher education, one in which the intellectual and creative endeavors of academia are shaped and examined through an international and multicultural perspective. As a major intellectual hub at the crossroads of the Arab world, NYUAD serves as a center for scholarly thought, advanced research, knowledge creation, and sharing, through its academic, research, and creative activities.
