Personal Assistant to SLT at Dwight School Dubai

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Personal Assistant to SLT at Dwight School Dubai
Administration
Listed On: 16 January 2025
Expires On: 31 January 2025
Dubai
Dwight School Dubai is looking to hire a Personal Assistant to the SLT.
About Dwight
Dwight School Dubai is a vibrant International Baccalaureate World School authorized to offer three programs from PreK to Grade 12 – the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), and the Diploma Programme (DP). As a school we are committed to providing high-quality holistic education in a supportive, caring, and collaborative learning environment. Dwight’s legacy of innovation and personalized learning dates all the way back to 1872. Right from its inception, Dwight has been committed to fostering the next generation of global leaders and ethical citizens who can thrive anywhere in the world.
Employment Type: Fulltime
Working hours: 7:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday; 7:30 am to 12:00 pm Friday.
Job Purpose:
To carry out professional administrative duties for the Head of School, Head of Lower School, Head of Upper School, and Director of Operations.
Role and Responsibilities

Personal Assistant:

• Manage diaries/calendars and organize meetings and appointments.
• Proactively managing school calendar, events, and workflow including telephone calls, messages, emails, redirections, and correspondences.
• Typing/compiling/preparing/editing/proofreading/distributing letters, presentations, reports, and other relevant documents including the weekly Parent Bulletin and half-termly Lower & Upper School Division Newsletters.
• Prepare and distribute meeting agendas and confidential meeting minutes, as required, including those for the governance and school consultative groups.
• Organize itineraries and arrange travel, transport, and accommodation as required.
• Implementing and maintaining administrative and record-keeping procedures and systems.

Professional duties and responsibilities:

• Undertake relevant training and professional development related to the role.
• Support school events and activities.
• Ensuring collaboration and support for all stakeholders.
• Consistently demonstrate professionalism and high professional standards.
• Actively participate in the professional (Dwight) community.
• Any other reasonable duties and additional work hours assigned by the Head of School.

Successful Applicant should possess criteria such as…

• Able to communicate clearly on the phone and in person professionally and courteously.
• Highly developed written and IT skills with strong attention to detail.
• Well-organized with the ability to prioritize competing demands calmly.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships, be discreet, and always maintain confidentiality.
• Experience working in an office/school environment.

In return we can offer…

• Friendly and helpful colleagues in a collaborative environment
• Supportive, experienced leadership
• All the advantages of a vibrant, positive, diverse international community.
• Competitive remuneration.

How to Apply
Please submit your CV with a cover letter through the submission form below.

• Undertake relevant training and professional development related to the role.
• Support school events and activities.
• Ensuring collaboration and support for all stakeholders.
• Consistently demonstrate professionalism and high professional standards.
• Actively participate in the professional (Dwight) community.
• Any other reasonable duties and additional work hours assigned by the Head of School