Executive Assistant to the Country President

Summary: As the Executive Assistant to the Country President, you will serve as a strategic partner and trusted advisor, ensuring operational excellence and enabling the Country President to focus on high-impact priorities. This role demands exceptional organizational skills, discretion, and agility to manage complex workflows in a fast-paced, multinational environment. You will coordinate the leadership team’s operating rhythm, manage sensitive information, and translate strategic priorities into actionable plans and measurable outcomes.

About The Role

Key Responsibilities

• Executive Support & Leadership Coordination: Manage and optimize the Country President’s calendar, prepare high-quality executive materials, maintain an action and decision tracker.
• Governance, Compliance & Risk Management: Oversee governance processes, ensure strict adherence to company policies and local regulations, coordinate mandatory reporting.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: Act as a liaison, support external engagements, draft and review executive communications.
• Project & Event Management: Track strategic initiatives, organize leadership offsites, coordinate selected marketing activities.
• Operational Excellence: Oversee travel arrangements, expense management, maintain secure archiving of sensitive documents.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 7–10 years of experience supporting senior executives in a multinational environment; pharma/healthcare experience is a plus.
• Fluency in French, Arabic and English required.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 and familiarity with enterprise tools; Power BI knowledge is an advantage.
• Proven ability to manage confidential information and exercise sound judgment.
• Strong project management skills; certification is a plus.
• Experience in event management and marketing coordination is highly desirable.

Core Competencies & Requirements

• Handles sensitive matters with integrity and professionalism.
• Builds trust and influences effectively across diverse teams.
• Implements structured processes and ensures compliance.
• Communicates clearly and delivers impactful messaging.
• Adapts quickly to changing priorities and thrives under pressure.
• Drives initiatives to completion with accountability.
• Embodies company values and champions diversity and inclusion.
• Managing crises and complex situations.
• Working across cultures and collaborating beyond boundaries.

Skills

• Quality decision-making and resource management.
• Strategic thinking, creativity, and visioning.
• Assertiveness and conflict resolution.
• Challenging the status quo and driving innovation.
• Influencing and persuading stakeholders.
• Transaction structuring and franchise strategy prioritization.
• Analyzing stakeholder requirements to inform decisions.

Why Novartis

Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting, and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? Learn more about Novartis

Benefits and Rewards

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مستوى متوسط الأقدمية
دوام كامل
الإدارة
2026-03-21

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