Personnal and Executive Assistants Joint Business Facilitation Programme

VENUE: Dubai,UAE
DATES: 21th – 25th October, 2019 (1 week)
FEES: US $900 only

Statement of Need
Organizations are dynamic institutions hence permanently changing. The changes are influenced by the political economic, social, technological, legal and political conditions of the external environment as well as changing, missions, goals, strategies, policies and plans of the organizations. The changes affect work and relations of departments, offices, and officers vertically and horizontally. From time to time institutional cadres have found themselves at conflict hence the need to clarify on changing roles and responsibilities. This programme bringing together the two cadres is intended to build team work and collegiality in the process ease their stress and pressure thereby enabling them to concentrate on work of supporting the Ministers, Principal Secretaries, CEOs, Directors and Managers they work with.

Objectives of the Programme
By the end of this learning event participants will appreciate that:

• Organizations are business that promote societal and national development
• Ministers, Principal/Permanent Secretaries and CEOs are there to visualize and strategize to take their institutions to higher levels
• Team spirit and team work between various administrative professionals minimizes stress of superiors and makes them more efficient and effective, and that
• Personal Assistants and Executive Assistants play critical roles in areas of Ministerial communication efficiency, protocol effectiveness and diplomacy, and in building sound relations with External Institutions and Agencies

Subject Areas shall include:

• The Mission of Government Ministries and Public Corporations
• The Challenges of Public Leadership and Management
• Ethics Etiquette and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Professionalism in Public Offices
• Demands of Secrecy and Confidentiality in Senior Offices
• The Personal Assistant and Executive Assistant work interface

Target Participants
This programme, the first of its kind is intended for:

• Personal Assistants of Ministers, Principal/Personal Secretaries and CEOs of Public Corporations
• Executive Assistants assigned to above offices
• Administrative Assistants supporting operational work of above Dignitaries and Superiors