Maniza Ra, Executive Assistant To CEO

Maniza Ra

Executive Assistant To CEO

pace architecture engineering and planning

Location
Kuwait - Al Kuwait
Education
Master's degree, Strategic Management
Experience
13 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 11 Months

Executive Assistant To CEO at pace architecture engineering and planning
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since January 2021

• Handle confidential and non-routine information, applying extreme confidentiality and
• sensitivity in the dissemination of this information.
• Manage complex and multiple calendars by utilizing judgment in the allocation of time
• between meetings and meeting logistics.
• Responsible for organizing of internal and external meetings on behalf of the CEO
• ensuring all necessary requirements are made e.g.meeting venue, equipment,
• presentations, prepare agendas.
• Plan and arrange extensive international and domestic private travel, including
• preparing trip logistics, agendas, meeting materials, and detailed itineraries including
• flights, visa requirements, hotel accommodation, car rental, meeting schedules while
• traveling and completing expenses.
• Monitor and respond to incoming communications to CEO’s office including phone calls,
• emails, and walk-ins, ensuring correct department distribution
• Secretarial support for meetings as and when required by the CEO, including drafting,
• and circulating meeting agendas, preparing minutes, communicating meeting
• reminders, confirming venues and arranging refreshments.
• Arranging and hosting web-based meetings.
• Writing and distributing comprehensive minutes and action points to all member’s post
• meeting.
• Drafting and writing high quality reports and presentations, as required by the CEO
• Attend office activities with CEO.
• Locate and retrieve any information requested from authorized users by searching
• through files and documents.
• Liaise with other department staff on office matters as required.

Executive Assistant at AlGhanim Industries
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • January 2013 to July 2020

www.omaralghanim.com
Responsibilities:
• Responsible for all travel arrangements for the CEO and CEO’s visitors including visas,
agendas, and hotel booking etc.
• Arrange the overseas recruitment process including residency stamping, police
clearance reports, medical check-ups, relocation, and on-boarding process.
• Handle the HR related activities for 30+ staff at private properties including residency
renewal, medical insurance, recruitment, resignation, transfer and leave requests.
• Manage the daily diary, travel (including visa applications) and catering demands.
• Carry out all event planning and coordination for meetings, conferences, and seminars.
• Arrange social and promotional events, including dinners, negotiate vendor, caterer,
service provider contracts, and perform site selection and coordinate scheduling.
• Liaise with local/international commercial and residential portfolios for CEO.
• Operate and coordinate closely with executive management.
• Manage and coordinate the various personal assets such as yachts, cars, luxury goods,
etc.
• Comprehensive executive assistance to the President and CEO for all business,
personal and family related matters.
• Liaise with over sixteen business ventures under the Alghanim Industries geographic
umbrella.
• Screen meetings, calls and invitation requests for the President Office.
• Manage the contact database to ensure it is constantly up to date.
• Daily translation arrangement for incoming correspondence.
• Facilities management for the business and residential locations pertaining to
Presidents Office.
• Manage the travel expenses sheets for the traveling staff.

Officer at American University of Middle Eas
  • January 2011 to January 2012

Attended the education expiation to help the Admissions Department.
• Gave advice to students with their study plan.
• Handled to prepare correspondence between the university and PUC.
• Handled student and parent’s call regarding petition issues and other requirements.
• Dealt with book allowances and social allowances.
• Managed student requirement request forms, transcripts, and letters of enrollment.
• Handled student issues at add and drop period.
• Assisted students with enhancing their academic performance.
• Dealt with students who were on the dismissal list.
• Responsible for university announcements such as exam dates, admission
requirements and PUC announcement.
• Organized the graduation celebrations for AUM, ACM, and MBA students.
• Provided academic advice for students about semester freezing, TOFEL, IELTS Tests,
reactivation courses, complaints against a student or the faculty, academic orientation,
and withdrawals.
• Responsible for students who had outstanding payments.
• Dealt with absence issues, missed quizzes, and missed final exams.

Executive Secretary at Al-Habshi Engineering Consultanty
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • January 2009 to January 2011

Ø Followed up day-to-day operation process.

Education

Master's degree, Strategic Management
  • at Maastricht School of Managemen
  • July 2017

Specialties & Skills

Calendars
Project Management
Microsoft tools
MS Project
Administrative
Office Work
Calendar
Travel arrangements
Writing Reports
Executive Managment
Time Managment
Proactive
Team Management
Minutes
Administration
Marketing
Purchasing
Materials
Project Managment
training
Office Management
Outlook
Office Administration

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

PHR Professional Human resources (Training)
Training Institute:
SHRM- Society for Human resources management
Date Attended:
June 2012

Hobbies

  • readying