Executive Assistant Apac General Counsel (Remote)

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to support and empower all of our people to make a positive impact when working hand in hand with our business to drive change. We’ll help you accelerate your career and empower you with the right technology and training as you bring ideas and projects to life.

Together with your colleagues, clients and partners, you’ll make an impact that is felt by all. See where your commitment could take you.

Who Are We Looking For

We are looking for an Executive Assistant to provide an exceptional one-on-one support to our APAC General Counsel and the APAC legal team. The EA role will be integral in the achievement of organisational and management objectives. This position will require a high degree of confidentiality and provide exposure to a wide range of duties and responsibilities.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Providing high level day-to-day support to our APAC General Counsel
• Preparing, editing and formatting correspondence, presentations, spreadsheets and documents based on information received from the APAC General Counsel and/or APAC Legal Team members
• Planning and coordinating international and domestic travel arrangements
• Liaising, coordinating and diarising meetings/travel for APAC General Counsel
• Coordinate amendments to and/or the creation of SharePoint Online (iConnect) sites and uploading of documents
• Processing invoices using the correct project and task codes
• Coordination and organisation of legal team offsites and training as required
• Management of EPONA system
• Manage sensitive information with utmost confidentiality and discretion

What you will bring to the team?

• At least 5 years’ experience as an Executive Assistant or other relevant administrative support experience, ideally in a professional services environment
• High level of proficiency in MS Teams and MS Office suite to produce high quality presentations and documents, specifically relating to the GHD branded templates
• Experience of working at regional, and or global level
• Flexibility to operate as a resourceful team player, but also be extremely effective independently
• Ability to prioritise own workload effectively, use initiative and have strong attention to details
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion
• Ability to handle difficult situations and work well with multiple instructions and directions
• Has excellent written and verbal communication skills

This job offer can be based either in Makati, Quezon City or Cebu depending on your home base / location.

Work schedule: Monday to Friday / 5:30 am to 2:30 pm / Hybrid

Candidates must be a Filipino citizen or have the right to work in the Philippines.

Please note GHD offices will be closed from Monday 23 December 2024 and reopen on Monday 6 January 2025. We will be in contact in the new year once all applications have been reviewed.

About Us

Come together and make a meaningful impact.

We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world’s most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD.

Let’s drive real change.

Our Pledge to You

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.

That’s the #PowerOfCommitment

Who We Are

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.