Onita Fernandes, Office Manager

Onita Fernandes

Office Manager

Scholars International Group

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, BBA
Experience
16 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 3 Months

Office Manager at Scholars International Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since February 2015

Key Accountabilities:
-Provide secretarial and administrative assistance to the Board of Directors;
-Works closely and effectively with the CEO to keep her well informed of upcoming responsibilities, following up appropriately.
-Communicates directly, and on behalf of the CEO, with designated stakeholders.
-Researches, prioritizes, and follows up on incoming issues and concerns addressed to the CEO, including those of a sensitive or confidential nature.
-Successfully completes critical aspects of deliverables with a hands-on approach, including drafting acknowledgement letters, personal correspondence, and other tasks that facilitate the CEO's ability to effectively lead the organization.
-Provides a bridge for smooth communication between the CEO's office and internal departments.
-Assist with booking flights, hotels, transfers etc for the Board of Directors;
-Provide complete correspondence service, including faxes and email;
-Office management - perform general office duties such as ordering supplies, maintaining records management systems, and performing basic bookkeeping work;
-Prepare Minutes of Meeting;
-Coordinate for visitors visit into Dubai - visa, flight booking, accommodation, transfers etc;
-Screen and respond to incoming calls and take appropriate action;
-Provide ad-hoc administrative tasks;

Executive Assistant to the President at Weir BDK Valves
  • India
  • November 2010 to November 2014

- Provide complete secretarial and administrative assistance to the President;
- Management of schedule - provide time management/diary service to the President;
- Administrative support to the heads;
- Make international travel arrangements;
- Assist with visits/visitors in terms of arranging refreshments, lunches, etc.
- Office management;
- Filing and document circulation;
- Prepare / Collate reports and presentations;
- Provide complete correspondence service, including faxes and email;
- Provide ad-hoc administrative tasks.

Telesales Executive at Citibank at Citibank
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2007 to November 2007

Sale of product on credit card over the phone;
Offering loans over the phone;
Converting the usage of credit card into a sales call.

Secretary at Printworld
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2005 to January 2007

Handling correspondences;
Walk in enquiries and provide details of the nature of job printing that the company would provide;
Preparing delivery orders and invoices;
Preparing over time of the employees;
Screen and respond to incoming calls;
Provide complete correspondence service, including faxes and email,
Arranging meetings.

Secretary at Haya Trading and Contracting Co
  • Qatar
  • September 2003 to June 2004

Provide complete correspondence service, including faxes and email;
Screen and respond to incoming calls;
Arranging meetings.

Education

Bachelor's degree, BBA
  • at Annamalai University
  • October 2010

Specialties & Skills

Executive Management
Executive Communications
Coordination, Administration Management, Project management, Corporate Assistance, Daily work manage
Team work skills
Diversity sensitivity
Interpersonal abilities
Effective Communication
Planning and organizing

Languages

English
Expert

Hobbies

  • I love gardening, cooking, listening to music, watching movies etc.
    Socializing – Community work, church activities, volunteer work;