Executive Assistant

Company Description

de Gournay is a distinguished family-owned company, founded in London in 1986, specializing in luxurious hand-painted and hand-embroidered wallcoverings, fabrics, and porcelain. With showrooms in key cities around the world, including New York, Paris, Shanghai, and Beirut, we are synonymous with excellence in craftsmanship and design. As we continue to grow our operations in Beirut, we are looking for an exceptional Executive Assistant to support the Founder, Mr. Claud Cecil Gurney. 

Job Description

We are seeking a high-level Executive Assistant to work directly with the Founder of de Gournay. This role involves managing daily operations, supporting a growing team, and playing a key role in the success of our Beirut office.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated support to the Founder, managing schedules, coordinating meetings, and handling all communications.
• Oversee and manage a team based in Beirut, ensuring efficient and smooth operations.
• Assist in setting up and managing business processes, with a proven track record of leading a team of 10 or more staff members.
• Engage in and contribute to interior design and decoration projects with creativity and insight.
• Organize the Founder's complex schedule initially, with the responsibility to recruit and train additional team members to take over this task as operations expand.
• Coordinate travel arrangements, with the ability to travel from Beirut (preferably with a foreign passport).

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business management, with successful leadership of teams of 10 or more.
• Strong knowledge of and passion for interior design and decoration.
• Mature, professional demeanor, ideally aged 40 or above.
• Ability and willingness to travel; a foreign passport is advantageous.
• Intelligent, creative, and ambitious, with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Fluency in English, French, and Arabic is essential.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.