Receptionist - Dubai Office

About the role

Zutari, a buildings, infrastructure engineering and advisory firm with over 90 years of experience across Africa and the Middle East, is looking for a Receptionist for its Dubai office. The role is the first point of contact for clients, visitors and employees, helping to run the office smoothly and support administrative coordination, facilities-related activities and visitor engagement.

Key responsibilities

• Welcome visitors, clients and employees professionally and manage visitor sign-in and access to meeting rooms and office spaces.
• Answer, screen and redirect calls, taking accurate messages where required.
• Maintain a neat, organised reception and help coordinate housekeeping and presentation of reception, meeting rooms and conference spaces.
• Support meeting room bookings and prepare rooms for internal and external meetings.
• Assist with courier coordination, deliveries, fleet vehicle dispatch and signing in, and general office administration.
• Help plan and coordinate client-facing or executive events and support corporate support teams.
• Assist the Facilities Manager with general administrative tasks.

Required profile

• Open to UAE Nationals (Emirati) only.
• At least 2 years' experience in a receptionist, front desk, office support or administrative role; professional office experience is an advantage.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills, attention to detail, good time management and ability to work under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal skills, customer service attitude, discretion with confidential information and willingness to learn.
• English is essential; Arabic is an advantage.

Required skills

• Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Verbal and written communication in English.