JOB TITLE: Executive Assistant
JOB LOCATION: Lagos
JOB DETAILS:
- Anticipates Partners’ needs, providing the highest level of initiative and support.
- Applies strategic business thinking to support Partners, and understands the firm’s business and the Partners’ roles
- Provides effective representation in communications with all stakeholders whilst modeling the highest levels of customer service.
- Provides comprehensive diary management, having autonomy to make decisions using initiative to resolve conflicts and exercise judgment on priorities.
- Keeps Partners informed of itineraries, action items, messages and relevant business issues, both internal and external
- Prepares Partners for meetings, receiving appropriate materials in advance, conducts research and coordinates with relevant staff members to get pertinent information for business meetings and provides materials in advance
- Maximizes cost reduction opportunities, utilising preferred travel provider in line with travel and expenses policy.
- Creates detailed organizational and filing systems for executives, processes documents and expense reports, prioritizes, distributes, and acts on executives’ mail and e-mail.
- Creates and formats documents electronically, including letters, memos, itineraries, status reports, presentations (PowerPoint), spreadsheets (Excel) and other related documents
- Maintains highest level of confidentiality in handling files, e-mail and other sensitive client information for the executives and in all aspects of role.
Experience and Skills Required
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- Experience in a corporate professional services environment is required.
- Experience supporting multiple Partners required.
- The confidence to engage with senior/high profile contacts and clients and their teams.
- Strong research skills and Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint is required.
- Attention to detail and ownership for the delivery of high quality work.
- Extremely organized and detail-oriented, with strong project and time-management skills.
- Must be an excellent communicator – exceptional written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills. Excellent grammatical, editing and proofreading skills.
- Confident with the ability to use own judgment and make decisions in order to prioritise, challenge, negotiate and influence.
- The ability to plan ahead and anticipate potential problems.
- A flexible and professional approach, remaining calm under pressure.
- Knowledge of time zones and best means of travel between multinational locations.
- Ability to build relationships across diverse teams both locally and globally.
Salary
Competitive.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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Job Features
Job Category | Executive / Management |