MERC Consulting - Executive Assistant - Cairo

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Advisory - Other

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career in Administration and Secretarial Services within MERC Consulting will give you with the opportunity to provide administrative support to PwC employees. You’ll focus on using business software applications to prepare reports, receiving and directing incoming calls or emails to the appropriate parties, arranging business travel, tracking expenses, and coordinating meeting arrangements.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Financial

• Adhere to budget

Customer

•  Diary management

• Extensive management of online diaries, book appointments and arrange meetings, updates as required

• Ensure Executive/s get to meetings on time with appropriate documentation

• Act as back up in managing other Executives’ and Principals’ diaries when their EAs are not available

• Call management

• Handle and screen calls for Executive/s

• Take and pass messages to Executive/s in a timely manner

• Email management

• Monitor Executives’ email inboxes when they are out of the office or at meetings and taking action as necessary

• Client relationships

• Maintain and build good working relationships with Executive/s clients and their assistants via phone and email communication

• Assist other EAs during busy periods  

Internal Process

• Meetings

• Pro-active planning for meetings and follow up actions (documents, papers needed…)  

• Organise local internal and external meetings, including organising catering, IT requirements etc

• Meet and greet visitors

• Partner and Executive general admin

Education

• Bachelor’s  degree

Language

• Proficiency in spoken and written English and Arabic

Overall Experience

• 3 +years’ experience in an administrative role

Specific  Experience

• Experience with a professional services firm preferred

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrate strong organisational skills, regularly act on own initiative, highlighting issues and suggesting possible solutions

• Good oral and written communication skills

• Good interpersonal skills

• Must possess a professional telephone manner

• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure

• Demonstrated team player and dedication to provide high level of service

• Must possess a warm, friendly and professional demeanor

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date