Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
The Executive Assistant provides high-level executive support that is essential to the leadership and daily operation of Faena The Red Sea. Acting as a trusted partner to the General Manager, the role ensures executive priorities, communications, and workflows are managed with precision, discretion, and purpose, enabling strong strategic focus across the destination.
Serving as a central point of coordination between hotel leadership, ownership, regional teams, and external stakeholders, the Executive Assistant supports seamless execution and alignment while upholding Faena s standards of excellence, creativity, and professionalism.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the primary right hand to the General Manager, managing calendars, correspondence, priorities, and follow-ups with absolute precision
- Curate and oversee complex schedules including meetings, travel, site visits, and VIP engagements
- Serve as gatekeeper and time steward, ensuring focus on strategic priorities
- Represent the General Manager in internal and external communications with professionalism and brand alignment
- Liaise seamlessly with hotel leadership, ownership, regional teams, corporate offices, and external partners
- Prepare executive-level reports, presentations, briefings, and confidential correspondence
- Maintain meticulous records, contracts, and sensitive documentation with the highest level of discretion
- Coordinate and execute leadership meetings, forums, inspections, and special events
- Track action items, KPIs, and strategic initiatives across departments
- Support operational reviews, audits, and follow-up actions
- Act as a key point of contact in the GM s absence for VIP guests and high-profile stakeholders
- Assist with budget tracking and expense reporting in collaboration with Finance
- Support special projects, brand initiatives, and leadership engagement activities
Desired Candidate Profile
3 5 years experience as a Personal or Executive Assistant supporting senior leadership, ideally within luxury hospitality or a complex operational environment
- Diploma or Bachelor s degree in Business Administration, Hospitality Management, or a related field
- Proven ability to manage executive calendars, communications, and priorities with discretion and accuracy
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; fluent in English
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced executive setting
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Professional, confident, and discreet when engaging with senior leaders, ownership, and external stakeholders
- Proactive, adaptable, and calm under pressure