Global Markets Executive Assistant

Key Responsibilities:

• Diary management to allocated Executive Managers : Act as gate keeper, maintain, organise and plan ahead to ensure the smooth running of day to day
• Pay attention to any changes or amendment of schedule and make sure your Executive is informed in a timely manner.
• Leverage your knowledge/experiences to take initiative in better organising the diary and plan/think ahead in advance to avoid delay/ issues.
• Be ready to question meeting to organise and raise alternative ideas proactively when appropriate
• Coordinating with other Exec assistants internal and external, to understand management whereabouts and to provide seamless cover at all times
• Arranging weekly management meetings: collecting slides, prepare agenda using PowerPoint/pdf and distribute them via email/Share-Point
• Screening and prioritising phone calls and emails
• Coordination of conference calls (internal and external) and appropriate meeting room bookings in accordance with internal systems based on requirements
• Booking Business trips including the organisation of transport, travel itineraries and visa requirements by following the bank policies and procedure
• Organising internal Town halls, off and on-site seminars, gathering for your Executive managers
• Ensuring all expenses has been processed following the Group and Global Markets procedure and policies
• Anticipate needs and proactively addressing them
• Building and maintaining professional relationships
• Demonstrating strong organisational and multitasking skills
• Providing seamless support while working from Home
• Being responsive and available
• General Services management
• Including but not limited to photocopying, filing and archiving, scanning, ordering magazines, stationery, payment of invoices, arranging couriers, business cards, managing DL, approving requests on behalf of your Executives by following the bank policies and procedure etc.
• Other ad-hoc tasks requested by Executive Managers

• Providing seamless cover for other assistants during lunchtimes, and covering telephone lines as and when necessary - taking messages accordingly
• Providing seamless cover for other assistants during holidays and sickness absence
• Close collaboration with the other assistants to ensure a consistent and streamlined service is provided across all teams and globally.
• Actively participating as a team player (participating and attending Team meetings)
• Creating and Managing Distribution List
• Organising your cover during your absence to ensure business continuity

• Executive Assistant experience within financial services
• Understanding of Compliance and Regulatory requirements
• Skilled in the use of a range of standard computer software, e.g. Microsoft Office, email.
• Good written and oral English language skills
• A focus on accuracy and attention to detail, coupled with the ability to spot errors and use a common-sense approach to prioritising workload.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Ability to juggle many tasks at the same time