Executive Assistant

VEON is a Nasdaq-listed global digital operator that serves more than 150 million customers with connectivity and about 120 million monthly active users with digital services in some of the world’s most exciting frontier markets. Operating across 5 countries that are home to nearly 520 million people, in other words more than 6% of the world’s population, VEON transforms lives through technology-driven services that empower individuals and drive economic growth.

With VEON’s Digital Operator 1440 vision and strategy, VEON Group companies redefine the engagement that telecom operators have with their customers, providing the best digital experience to customers up to 1440 minutes in a day. We transform not only the daily experience of the final users, but also support the growth of enterprises and industries as a whole, using cutting-edge technologies in AI, big-data and cloud services to serve our business customers.

This is all underpinned by a commitment to sustainability, ensuring VEON’s operations are run safely and ethically while fostering digital entrepreneurship and greater digital skills and literacy in the communities in which VEON operates. VEON’s values-based approach works to strengthen trust by building a responsible and sustainable business that benefits customers, employees, communities, and shareholders.

VEON’s international leadership team is drawn from experienced executives from around the world and has been led by CEO Kaan Terzioğlu since July 2021.

Position Summary

VEON is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and experienced Executive Assistant to be based in Dubai. This is a hands-on, fast-paced role for someone who thrives in dynamic, international environments and excels at managing competing priorities with discretion and precision. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of supporting senior executives in complex, global organizations, demonstrating exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills. They will possess the judgment and professionalism to act as a trusted partner to leadership, the agility to anticipate needs before they arise, and the drive to ensure seamless execution across calendars, travel, meetings, and strategic priorities.

This is a 4-month fixed-term contract role providing maternity cover.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing high quality personal assistant support to the Chief Corporate Development Officer as well as Group Chief People team
• Acting as the point of contact among executives across VEON footprint, employees, clients and other external partners
• Managing information flow in a timely and accurate manner
• Managing/maintaining diaries and arranging meetings
• Organizing travel schedules and preparing itineraries, arranging visas if applicable
• Filtering messages, incoming telephone calls and all other forms of correspondence as appropriate
• Organizing conference calls, meetings and all logistics involved (hotel, transport etc.)
• Establishing and maintaining efficient office systems, e.g. correspondence management, filing etc.
• Making draft correspondence/presentations (PowerPoint) as required
• Managing of several overviews relevant for the VEON
  
  

Critical Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as an Executive Assistant to the management team or a Board level executive
• Experience with working in an international environment
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Fluency in English is a must
• Ability to prioritize and work under pressure
• Flexible in approach and being prepared to work outside normal working hours
• Bachelor’s degree
• Highly confidential with a superb high attention to detail
  
  

VEON Manifesto Principles

Our Purpose is “Better Life for All”

• At VEON we are motivated by our purpose: “Better Life for All”.
• We define it in terms of the freedom to access opportunity, anywhere, anytime, regardless of background or circumstance.
  
  

Clarity is Our Superpower

• “Better Life for All” begins with clarity, knowing what matters most to our customers and all stakeholders.
• We cut through noise and master complexity to deliver clear, tangible value for all.
  
  

Our Pioneering Spirit Defines Us

• VEON is a company of bold, creative pioneers who turn challenges into opportunities and bring innovation that leapfrogs barriers.
• We believe that progress is not discovered, it is created.
  
  

We Fight Against Mediocrity

• Excellence is not a goal post; it is a mindset. We set bold standards in product quality, service, value and communication.
• We seek constant improvement, never settling on past achievements or the comfort of routines.
  
  

We Put Results Above Rituals

• We focus on action over theory, purpose and clarity over bureaucracy and rituals.
• Our processes are designed with clarity and simplicity to enable a fast-paced, lean, ambitious organization that delivers progress, never compromising on integrity.
  
  

We Hire for Potential and Drive

• We hire for potential, drive, curiosity, diversity, and growth mindset, not just past credentials.
• We develop talent who take bold bets and drive growth for our stakeholders.
  
  

Courage Fuels Our Leadership

• We take risks and do not fear making mistakes, because we learn from them and grow with them.
• We speak the truth candidly and respectfully, while leading with empathy.
  
  

We Aim for Audacious Impact

• We aim for bold impact at scale. We seek game-changing innovations that can potentially reach hundreds of millions of people and fundamentally change the ways we do business.
• We measure ourselves by the positive changes we create for our stakeholders.
  
  

We Incentivize with Integrity

• We reward outcomes, impact, and results that drive shareholder value without compromising on integrity.
• We reward exceptional performance delivered through an unwavering commitment to ethical standards.
  
  

We Stand Strong Together

• We unite through collaboration, unity, trust, and a shared purpose.
• We channel our collaborative resilience into long-term growth for our people, customers and shareholders, we stay strong and keep moving.
  
  

We Never Give Up

• We rise to every challenge, learn from adversity, and grow stronger. We embrace grit and perseverance as drivers of progress.
• We turn setbacks into lessons that make us stronger.
  
  

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Do you want to be part of a team that serves over 150 million customers across 5 dynamic markets? Do you want to pioneer new experiences for hundreds of millions in emerging economies? Do you feel at home working in a truly diverse and inclusive environment? We are VEON, a global digital operator and we scale new heights never thought possible.

Our DE&I Vision Is

Creating an Inclusive World for All – Inside and Beyond VEON

We aspire to create an Inclusive world for all by providing Equal voice and representation, driving growth with diverse and inclusive teams, that create products that serve Diverse needs of our customers across all dimensions of life from connectivity to digital financial inclusion, education, health and entertainment, and creating value for our people, our partners, and communities.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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