Office Manager
Palladium Group Kuwait Management Consulting co.
Total years of experience :20 years, 7 Months
Ensured the implementation of all corporate services within the Kuwait office in a timely and efficient manner, and provided financial, administrative and government relations support to Kuwait office to ensure effective management of all financial and administrative aspects.
Responsibilities:
• Managed office administration and facility management, general invoicing, and operational activities.
• Supported company operations and supervised administrative staff.
• Coordinated HR activities such as: recruitment, onboarding for projects and corporate recruitment.
• Managed the administration budget for the office with oversight from the Regional Director.
• Managed all facility-related aspects including building and IT services, utilities, repairs and maintenance of office services and office equipment.
• Organized and supported institutional events: meetings, trainings, and company celebrations, etc.
• Ensured legal company documents were properly secured and up to date.
• Arranged and coordinated official travel arrangements.
• Liaised closely with the business support and service providers.
• Ensured all finance policies were strictly adhered to in the office including correct Payment Approval Forms (PAF), petty cash reimbursements, and expense claims.
• Ensured all relevant bills and invoices were submitted to Accounts Payable.
• Liaised with Treasury on the office accounts and handled and managed the cashbook compilation and submission to Treasury.
- Management, directly reports to the Vice Chairman & CEO.
Board Secretary for “Impulse”.
Board Secretary for “Invita for Information Technology Co”. (Impulse’s Subsidiary)
My Duties are:
• Review Operating Practices and Implement Improvements Where Necessary.
• Record, Transcribe and Distribute Minutes of Board Meetings and General Assembly, preparing Agenda with follow-up of the issued decisions.
• Prepare Correspondence, Communications, Presentations, And Other Documents; Translate letters (English to Arabic).
• Manage and maintain executive’s schedules, appointments And Travel Arrangements.
• Receive And Interact With Incoming Visitors.
• Interact With External Clients.
• Implement And Maintain Office Systems.
• File And Retrieve Documents And Reference Materials.
• Co-Ordinate Project-Based Work.
• Execution of new employments checklist.
• Arrange And Coordinate Meetings And Events.
• Handling the leave company system.
• Issue & Renew Co. Insurance, Control Company's Land Lines and mobiles.
• Handle office purchase, administrative supplies stock and printings.
• Issue & Renew Company's licenses.
• Prepare Work & Visit Visas, Control Staff residencies.
• Follow-up all the admin works, (Social Security, Transfer and renewal residency, etc…)
• Handle all governmental relation requirements, prepare correspondence, follow-up (registration, issuing and renewal certificates from: Ministry of commerce, chamber of commerce, CAIT, Central Tenders Committee and others).
Legal department, directly reports to the Legal Advisor.
Reference (Naser A. Al-Salem).
My Duties are:
1. Follow-up of the lawsuits dates with the attorney office.
2. Responsible for the legal department filings.
3. Preparation of all Internal/External correspondences in the legal Department.
4. Prepare and Follow-up all Board Members Meetings.
5. Preparation of all Documents/files related to the Board Members and the executive committee and Internal Audit Committee.
6. Writing Minutes of: Board Meeting, executive committee, Internal Audit Committee and the general assembly Meetings with follow-up of the issued decisions.
Directly reports to the Chairman.
In Addition I am in charge of the secretarial duties of the Legal Department also.
My Duties are:
1. Provide direct secretarial and administrative support, working to agreed standards of discretion and confidentiality.
2. Issues instructions and directions on behalf of director(s), which are communicated using tact and diplomacy.
3. Prepare and follow up Director Level Meetings, producing agenda and minutes, which are circulated amongst the Board.
4. Maintains Director(s) appointment, ensuring that dates and deadlines are met.
5. Write down, Type, review, follow up and implementation of circulars, Letters.
6. Receive company Top Management visitors, Guests and clientele.
7. Prepare drafts and type reply to incoming correspondence, administrative decisions and inter circulars.
8. Co-ordinate all travel Arrangements: Business Trip, International Forums and Conferences, which take place (Hotel Booking - Ticketing - Files and documents required).
Directly reports to the Board Member.
Reference (Sayer B. AL-Sayer)
N.B.: My responsibilities are as Personal Assistant Duties.
My Duties are:
1. Provide direct secretarial and administrative support, working to agreed standards of discretion and confidentiality.
2. Issues instructions and directions on behalf of director(s), which are communicated using tact and diplomacy.
3. Prepare and follow up Director Level Meetings, producing agenda and minutes, which are circulated amongst the Board.
4. Maintains Director(s) appointment, ensuring that dates and deadlines are met.
5. Write down, Type, review, follow up and implementation of circulars, Letters, reports and offers.
6. Receive company Top Management visitors, Guests and clientele.
7. Prepare drafts and type reply to incoming correspondence, administrative decisions and inter circulars.
8. Co-ordinate all travel Arrangements: Business Trip, International Forums and Conferences, which take place (Hotel Booking - Ticketing - Files and documents required).
English Language Courses (Pitman training Centre – Kuwait)
English Language Courses (American Language Centre/Beirut)