Abdul Latif Jameel

Executive-Assistant

Abdul Latif Jameel  •  Jeddah, SA (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

Job Purpose:

Provide high-level administrative, coordination, and executive support to the Managing Director and leadership team, ensuring effective diary management, timely communication, accurate documentation, and disciplined follow-up on strategic and operational priorities across the logistics business.

Key Activities

  • Manage and coordinate the Managing Director's calendar, appointments, meetings, travel arrangements, and business commitments, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and confidentiality.
  • Prioritize executive schedules and competing business requirements to ensure effective time management and alignment with organizational priorities.
  • Organize and coordinate executive meetings, leadership sessions, business reviews, and external appointments, including scheduling, logistics, and preparation of required materials.
  • Prepare professional meeting agendas, briefing documents, presentations, meeting minutes, and action trackers to support effective executive decision-making.
  • Monitor and follow up on action items, management decisions, and executive commitments, ensuring timely updates and closure by responsible stakeholders.
  • Screen, prioritize, and manage incoming correspondence, meeting requests, telephone calls, and communications, escalating urgent or sensitive matters appropriately.
  • Draft, review, and coordinate executive correspondence, reports, presentations, and official communications while maintaining accuracy and professionalism.
  • Coordinate internal approvals, document circulation, and executive sign-offs, ensuring timely processing and compliance with established procedures.
  • Maintain accurate and auditable records of executive correspondence, approvals, decisions, and business-critical documentation.
  • Act as a central coordination point between the Managing Director, leadership team, business functions, Human Resources, and external stakeholders.
  • Facilitate timely communication and information exchange between executive leadership and relevant departments to support operational alignment and business priorities.
  • Coordinate executive travel arrangements, accommodation, business visits, and related logistics while ensuring cost efficiency and compliance with approved budgets.
  • Prepare, process, and monitor executive expense reports, reimbursements, and administrative expenditures, ensuring accuracy, timely submission, and adherence to financial policies.
  • Support leadership meetings, board-related activities, executive visits, corporate events, and special projects as assigned.
  • Coordinate with external partners, visitors, and service providers to ensure professional scheduling, appropriate protocol, and seamless executive engagement.
  • Maintain secure electronic and physical filing systems for confidential documents, sensitive correspondence, and business-critical records.
  • Ensure strict confidentiality, discretion, and appropriate handling of sensitive executive, commercial, and organizational information.
  • Monitor administrative budgets, travel expenses, event costs, and office-related expenditures to support effective financial control.
  • Identify and implement improvements to executive office workflows through digital tools, standardized templates, tracking systems, and automated reminders.
  • Support continuous improvement in administrative efficiency, document control, information accessibility, and executive office service quality.

Job-Related Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, English, or a related field.
  • Minimum 5 years of relevant administrative or executive support experience, including at least 2 years supporting senior executives.
  • Proven experience in executive calendar management, meeting coordination, travel arrangements, and administrative support for senior leadership.
  • Advanced organizational, planning, and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple assignments and competing deadlines.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Arabic.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as digital collaboration tools.
  • Strong experience in preparing executive correspondence, presentations, meeting agendas, minutes, reports, and briefing materials.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage confidential information with professionalism, discretion, integrity, and sound judgment.
  • Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with senior executives, internal departments, and external business partners.
  • Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and document management capabilities.
  • Strong knowledge of executive office administration, business correspondence, document control, and records management practices.
  • Proven ability to coordinate meetings, monitor action items, follow up on executive decisions, and maintain accurate tracking records.
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to anticipate executive needs and respond proactively to changing priorities.
  • Experience in managing executive travel, expense reporting, reimbursement processes, and administrative budget controls.
  • Strong customer service orientation and professional communication skills when interacting with visitors, stakeholders, and business partners.
  • Ability to work independently, exercise initiative, and maintain high standards of professionalism in a fast-paced executive environment.
  • Strong time management, multitasking, and adaptability skills, with the ability to perform effectively under pressure.
  • Familiarity with digital productivity tools, workflow automation, electronic filing systems, and administrative process improvement.
  • Advanced planning, organizational, and communication capabilities, with a commitment to accuracy, responsiveness, and service excellence.
  • Professional certifications in Office Administration, Executive Assistance, or a related discipline are preferred.
Abdul Latif Jameel

About Abdul Latif Jameel

Abdul Latif Jameel is a global investor and 80-year-old network of internationally diversified businesses shaping the future of core sectors driving the global economy including, Mobility, Energy, Environmental Services, Financial Services and Health; together with land & real estate development, logistics, electronics retailing and media services.

Established in 1945 Abdul Latif Jameel has a presence in 34 countries employing over 11,000 people from more than 80 nationalities.

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The term Abdul Latif Jameel refers broadly to several distinct, separate and independent legal entities. It is not itself a corporate entity, association or conglomerate run by an overarching parent company but merely refers to a network of distinct and wholly separate legal entities that are collectively referred to as ‘Abdul Latif Jameel’.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
GLOBAL, OO
Year Founded
1945
Website
alj.com
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