Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day Overview of the role:
AFED has an opportunity and require a resourceful Admin Assistant (Emirati) with experience in Administration to support the team for our business. The Admin Assistant responsibilities will include preparing reports and maintaining appropriate filing systems and will support the Sales/category team to execute and deliver the tasks assigned on. The successful candidate should have good communication skills and should have good knowledge about MS office. A positive person with a hands-on approach to getting involved, this person must be friendly and approachable with a good team ethic.
What you will do:- Description of Accountability:

• Skilful in Microsoft Office and is able to use MS Word to edit text documents to create reports, create templates, and automate the creation of tables of content and should be able to create functions, pivot tables, charts etc.
• Must be well-spoken and expressive in providing ideas effectively using written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills to multiple audiences, as well as to listen for meaning and understanding
• Candidate must have a skill in decision-making, critical thinking, and research analysis in order to analyse and reach a solution to answer the question or problem
• Designing the layouts and PowerPoint presentations for Sales/Category team

Required Skills to be successful:-

• Good PC skills especially in MS Office (Word, Excel)
• Ability to deal effectively with pressure and stress
• Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills both oral and written
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to show initiative
• Self-motivated, reliable and confident
• Positive attitude and ability to work well with others
• Good knowledge of MS Office products

What equips you for the role:

• High School
• 1-2 years’ experience (Fresher’s can apply)
• Good communication skills
• Technical knowledge on products
• Accountability
• Problem solving
• Attention to detail

About Al-Futtaim Retail Al-Futtaim Retail has established itself as one of the leaders in Retail across the Middle East, Africa & Asia over the past 30 years. We have developed partnerships with some of the biggest and most respected Brands in the world including IKEA, ACE and Toys R Us in the Middle East and the Inditex Group of Brands (Zara, Mango, Bershka and P&B) across Asia. We are also one of the largest Global partners of Marks and Spencer’s in both regions with over 75 stores offering both fashion & food options.

Most recently we have been responsible for bringing brands to the Middle East for the first time with the exciting launches of Watsons and B&Q and we aim to continue to be agile and adaptive to our markets with new launches and further development. For this to be possible we aim to recruit the best talent from all backgrounds who will continue to challenge and develop our diverse workforce which includes over 100 nationalities across 12 countries. Join us today and make a difference…