Executive Office & Administrative Support
A practical capability-building programme focused on executive office & administrative support, designed for professionals and organisations seeking stronger performance and applied results.
- Type
- Professional
- Level
- Advanced
- Duration
- 5 days
- Delivery
- In person, Live online, In-house
- Languages
- English, Arabic
Executive Office & Administrative Support develops the advanced administrative capabilities required to support executives and senior leaders effectively.
The programme focuses on executive coordination, priority management, communication, meeting support, decision preparation, stakeholder interaction and confidentiality. Participants also examine how executive-support roles can add value by anticipating requirements, organising information and enabling senior leaders to focus on high-priority responsibilities.
The emphasis is on discretion, judgement, responsiveness and professional execution.
Objectives
Strengthen executive-support and coordination capabilities.
Improve management of executive priorities, schedules and information.
Develop professional communication with senior stakeholders.
Enhance meeting, briefing and decision-support practices.
Strengthen discretion, confidentiality and professional judgement.
Learning outcomes
Manage executive priorities and schedules more effectively.
Prepare information and materials for executive decisions and meetings.
Coordinate professionally with internal and external stakeholders.
Handle confidential information appropriately.
Anticipate executive requirements and improve administrative support.
Who it is for
Executive assistants.
Executive office managers.
Senior administrative professionals.
Personal assistants to senior leaders.
Professionals providing direct administrative support to executives.
Programme modules
1. The Executive Support Role
Executive-office responsibilities
Professional judgement
Executive expectations
Adding value beyond administration
2. Priority and Calendar Management
Managing competing priorities
Executive scheduling
Time protection
Anticipating requirements
3. Executive Communication
Senior-level correspondence
Stakeholder communication
Professional tone
Handling sensitive communication
4. Meetings and Decision Support
Executive briefing materials
Meeting preparation
Decision tracking
Follow-up and action management
5. Confidentiality and Executive Office Excellence
Confidential information
Discretion and ethics
Document security
Continuous support improvement
Methodology
The programme uses executive-office scenarios, prioritisation exercises, communication tasks and practical briefing and meeting activities. Participants practise responding to realistic demands faced in senior-level administrative support.
Assessment
Assessment includes executive-support scenarios, communication and prioritisation exercises and a final applied task requiring participants to demonstrate an integrated executive-office response.
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
For your organisation
This programme can be delivered for a single organisation, team or institution, and adapted to your context, participants and objectives.
Organisational delivery is scoped and priced individually, and is not booked from this page.
Upcoming sessions
No dates are scheduled at present.
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