Executive Assistant to Business Director

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Executive Assistant to Business Director

Hybrid/On-site as required - Colombo

Department: Russian Market

Role Purpose

To act as the Business Director’s execution arm — ensuring meetings, actions, reporting, follow-ups, and cross-team coordination run with discipline. This role is designed to bring structure, speed, and visibility to business operations and leadership workflows.

Core Outcomes (what success looks like)

  • Zero “lost” actions: every discussion becomes a task, owner, deadline, and follow-up.
  • Meetings are structured, documented, and archived correctly (minutes + action list).
  • Leadership reports are consistent and on-time (weekly + monthly).
  • Coordination between departments is proactive — not last-minute firefighting.

Key Responsibilities

1) Calendar, Meetings, and Minutes

  • Own the Business Director’s calendar: scheduling, confirmations, reminders, logistics.
  • Prepare agendas and pre-reads before meetings.
  • Record minutes and action items during meetings (B2B/B2C/HOD/Project calls).
  • Send minutes within 24 hours and ensure tasks are assigned with deadlines.

2) Task Management + Execution Discipline (ClickUp / trackers)

  • Convert actions into ClickUp tasks (or approved tracker) with owners/dates.
  • Chase closures, flag overdue items, and produce weekly progress snapshots.
  • Maintain a “Decision Log” + “Blockers Log” for leadership visibility.

3) Reporting & Visibility (Weekly / Monthly)

  • Compile weekly management update packs across departments (short, factual).
  • Prepare monthly roll-ups: departmental progress, KPIs, risks, and next steps.
  • Maintain a central folder structure for minutes, reports, and project documents.

4) Cross-Department Coordination

  • Coordinate follow-ups with IT, Finance, HR, Sales, Contracting, Marketing, Ops.
  • Ensure escalations are routed correctly (not stuck in chats or emails).
  • Track deliverables from vendors/partners and keep timelines visible.

5) Admin + Confidential Support

  • Draft and format emails, internal memos, meeting briefs, and summaries.
  • Handle sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.

KPIs (simple and measurable)

  • % meeting minutes sent within 24 hours (Target: 95%+)
  • % action items logged with owner + due date (Target: 100%)
  • % overdue tasks reduced month-on-month (Target: improving trend)
  • Weekly report delivery on time (Target: 100%)
  • Folder/document hygiene compliance (Target: 100%)

Required Skills & Experience

  • 2–5 years as EA / Coordinator / Project Admin / Operations support.
  • Strong written English (clear, concise, business tone).
  • Excellent follow-up discipline — comfortable chasing senior staff politely but firmly.
  • High attention to detail; fast, structured thinker.
  • Strong MS Office / Google Workspace (Excel/Sheets, Docs, Slides).
  • Comfortable with Teams/SharePoint and task tools (ClickUp preferred).

Preferred

  • Experience in travel/hospitality or fast-paced service businesses.

Basic reporting competence (dashboards, trackers, summaries).