Role responsibilities
strategy
* Managing the CEO’s office and coordinating the day-to-day work and work commitments.
* Assisting the CEO in implementing the state and business strategy.
* Support the development and implementation of business/function priorities, ensuring there are aligned with global strategies and regional priorities.
* Provide the CEO and the team with support in planning and monitoring the progress of local projects, risks and issues, providing quality control, and agreeing on required timelines and resources.
* Managing and handling internal and external confidential correspondence.
* Support the delivery of projects and identified priorities (eg D&I strategy, strategic workforce planning, follow up on My Voice Engagement through communication strategy, internal communications agenda, etc.)
* To deal independently with routine administration and correspondence.
* Arrange meetings according to work priorities.
* Make all travel/visa/accommodation arrangements for the CEO.
* Attending CMT meetings, preparing and completing minutes of meetings
Business
* Support CCIB business when required.
* Assist the CEO in driving the business agenda and achieving alignment across businesses and functions by working with department heads.
Processes
* Ensure and efficiently manage files and records for the CEO’s office
* Ensure that deadlines are met and all global policies are adhered to
* Review and manage e-procurement requests on behalf of the CEO and challenge departments to ensure adherence to supply chain policies.
* On behalf of the CEO, review T&E requests for approval and ensure they comply with T&E guidelines.
* Maintain an accurate record of G&E and review G&E approval requests.
* Support the dissemination of group policies, products and processes to group members to drive participation and thus business performance.
people and talent
* Coordinate ongoing feedback session with all Business Heads/Ancillary Functions and formal P3 review sessions.
* Ensure that all direct/matrix reports to the CEO have up-to-date job descriptions.
* Ensure the provision of training and continuous development of personnel
*Assist the CEO to review team structure and succession plans.
Risk Management
* Oversee activities including audits – ensuring satisfactory audit closure and operational risk points.
judgment
* Compliance with the group code of conduct
* Comply with group policies and procedures
* Support the CEO in reporting to the Cluster/Territory CEO’s office on progress.
* Assist the CEO to drive improvement of the governance environment including close monitoring of organizational projects.
Our perfect candidate
* Excellent communication skills – verbal, written and verbal
* Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to adapt to different styles according to the target audience
*Result-oriented, with the ability to align competing priorities to pursue and perform under pressure.
* Collaborative with the ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders
* Strong interpersonal, communication, influencing and decision-making skills.
* Trustworthy, detached and able to exercise good governance.
* Streamlining administrative systems and processes.
* Proactively deal with problems, situations, routine inquiries, correspondence and referral matters in a timely manner
Standard Chartered Bank started in 1958 in the United Arab Emirates with its first branch in Sharjah. The group’s business gradually grew in Dubai with the opening of several branches, and today, Dubai is the administrative center of the Middle East and South Asia region. In its forty-third year, the bank enjoys the position of having the largest branch network among foreign international banks in the UAE with 10 branches across the emirate.
Standard Chartered is an international bank, focused on the established and emerging markets in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America with an extensive global network of more than 600 offices in more than 50 countries. The three main business groups are Global Markets, Personal Banking and Corporate and Institutional Banking.
In the UAE, we are one of the leading banks, providing a wide range of products and services to personal clients, local businesses, multinational corporations and financial institutions.