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Manulife Executive Assistant in Quezon City, Philippines
Are you looking for a supportive and collaborative workplace with great benefits, strong culture, and clear career development? You’ve come to the right place.
Why choose Manulife?
Competitive salary package
HMO on the first day with free dependents
Retirement benefits
Performance Bonus
Global network of industry experts
Extensive training resource
Work Arrangement: Hybrid with 3x a week on-site schedule (9 hours a day)
Schedule: Night Shift
People Leader Role : No
Job Summary
The role reports into the Executive Assistance and Travel Management Lead for Manulife Business Processing Services (“MBPS”). The Executive Assistant is responsible for providing support to Vice President/s (VPs). He/she will be responsible for the effective management of priorities through high quality administration, manages their diary, arrange travel requirements, crafts and organizes visitor itineraries, coordinates and attends meetings, assists in agenda preparation, takes minutes and follows through on meeting actions, and handles the executive’s expense reimbursements.
Minimum Requirements to Hire:
EDUCATION : College degree of any courses
EXPERIENCE: At least 6 years of relevant experience
SCHEDULE : Amenability to work on night shift schedules, weekends, and Philippine holidays (when needed)
LOCATION: Amenability to work in U.P. Ayala Land Technohub, Quezon City
HYBRID WORK ARRANGEMENT: Amenability and readiness to work onsite and from home anytime (dependent on business need AND/OR current external environment/situation)
Minimum Skills to Hire:
College degree of any courses
6+ years of relevant experience in an Executive Assistant role
Strong oral/written communication skills required to interact with senior officers and representatives
Excellent meeting planning and organizational skills (planning, coordination, priority setting, task management and follow through)
Ability to manage complex and sensitive work situations with sound judgement, discretion, and empathy
Highly collaborative and results-oriented
Proficient in making reports and deck/presentations
Advanced Proficiency in MS Outlook
Proficient in MS Office Suite includes Power Point, Excel, Word, One Note
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively across cultures. Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
Flexible on shift and overtime may be required when business visitors are on site.
On the job you will:
Accountable to Vice President/s (VPs), the Executive Assistant is primarily responsible for the effective management of priorities through high quality administration and follow through of deliverables.
Responsibilities include the following:
Manages the diary of a VP and arrange travel requirements
Facilitates departmental travel requirements
Crafts and organizes visitor itineraries, conduct research to prepare background information and briefing documents on business visitors
Coordinates and attends meetings, assists in agenda preparation, takes minutes and follows through on meeting actions
Handles the expense reimbursements
Arrange technology desk side support for the executives and their business visitors when required
Assist with the planning and implementation of departmental events and activities
Help draft and send announcements on behalf of the executive
Assist in creating draft presentations if needed
Minor admin assistance to the team
Acts as back-up to other Executive Assistants
Our commitment to you:
Our mission; to be a part of making Decisions Easier and Lives Better
A leadership team dedicated to your growth and success
A bold ambition and set of goals to be a leader in driving transformation in our industry
Our best. Every day.
This job description does not represent a comprehensive listing of job duties that are required of the employee performing this role. We reserve the right to change duties or assign additional duties at any time with or without notice.
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About Manulife and John Hancock
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html .
Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.
It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact recruitment@manulife.com .
Working Arrangement
Hybrid