Administrative Assistant / Office Manager (9 month fixed term contract)

Posted:
9/11/2024, 8:38:44 AM

Location(s):
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates ⋅ Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Customer Success & Support ⋅ Sales & Account Management

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

05

Contract Length: 9 months

The team: Recognised within S&P Global as a high performing, culturally diverse and highly experienced Sales and Editorial team. The Middle East & CIS team is expanding rapidly. They have a reputation for working hard and having fun along the way.

The impact: You will proactively support and enable continuation of double-digit growth within the sales team and enjoy the winning and fun culture.

What’s in it for you: You will be instrumental and appreciated for your hard work in a highly successful team. This should be an opportunity for long term carer development within S&P Global Platts.


Responsibilities

Organization 

  • Liaise with the commercial and editorial teams and help facilitate internal meetings, teleconferences, booking rooms. This is a support role and the team will rely on your continued support and agility to enable their success

Administration 

  • Arranging UAE visas for employees and their families including DIFC and Golden Visas
  • Provide support with flights, hotels and car transfers for Commodity Insights employees as well as travelling colleagues and visitors (senior leadership only)
  • Preparing the Travel and Expenses reports for the Dubai office management team and senior sales employees
  • Monthly reconciliation of all expenses, ensuring completion before the cut-off date
  • Any other duties as may be required to support the activities of the group 

Market Outreach & Marketing 

  • Providing required support for our events, meetings and distribution activities across the region 

What we’re looking for

  • Previous administrative experience supporting a large department/team
  • First class communication skills (verbal and written) plus a high standard of business letter writing and grammar  
  • Fluency in English (verbal and written), additional languages advantageous
  • Professional and polite phone manner and demeanour and excellent interpersonal skills
  • Self-starter with a high level of personal drive
  • Enjoy working in a fast paced, team environment
  • Flexibility to work on projects and additional tasks as required, sometimes on weekends.  
  • Must demonstrate ability to juggle multiple competing demands and deadlines across a large team
  • Highly organised and proactive
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft 2016 - Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
  • Previous experience using Salesforce is advantageous
  • Have a flexible and agile mindset and willingness to work in the office minimum 4 days per week
  • Enjoys social events and a fun office environment

About S&P Global Commodity Insights
At S&P Global Commodity Insights, our complete view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make decisions with conviction and create long-term, sustainable value.

We’re a trusted connector that brings together thought leaders, market participants, governments, and regulators to co-create solutions that lead to progress. Vital to navigating Energy Transition, S&P Global Commodity Insights’ coverage includes oil and gas, power, chemicals, metals, agriculture and shipping.

S&P Global Commodity Insights is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

For more information, visit http://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights.

What’s In It For You?

Our Purpose:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.


Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.

From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:
 

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership


At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include: 

  • Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

  • Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

  • Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

  • Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

  • Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

  • Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at S&P Global:
At S&P Global, we believe diversity fuels creative insights, equity unlocks opportunity, and inclusion drives growth and innovation – Powering Global Markets. Our commitment centers on our global workforce, ensuring that our people are empowered to bring their whole selves to work. It doesn’t stop there, we strive to better reflect and serve the communities in which we live and work, and advocate for greater opportunity for all.
 

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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.  Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.  

 

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: [email protected] and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.  
 
US Candidates Only:  The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdfdescribes discrimination protections under federal law. 

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S&P Global

Website: https://spglobal.com/

Headquarter Location: New York, New York, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1860

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt

Industries: Analytics ⋅ Business Intelligence ⋅ Credit ⋅ Enterprise Software ⋅ Finance ⋅ Financial Services ⋅ Information Services ⋅ Market Research