Executive Assistant to the MD/CEO
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
|ob Grade: Assistant Manager – Deputy Manager
Directly reports to: Managing Director/CEO
Job Summary
- To provide high-level executive support to the MD/CEO by coordinating executive priorities, engagements, communications, stakeholder relationships and follow-up on key decisions and directives.
- Provides strategic and administrative support to the MD/CEO, ensuring effective coordination of executive activities, timely follow-up on directives, preparation for key engagements and seamless interaction with internal and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Manages and coordinates the CEO’s executive priorities, meetings, engagements and key commitments.
- Supports the CEO in preparing for meetings, conferences and other engagements by providing relevant briefs, presentations, talking points and background information.
- Coordinates follow-up on decisions, directives and actions arising from meetings and engagements, ensuring timely completion by responsible officers.
- Prepares and reviews executive correspondence, reports, presentations, speeches, briefing notes and other documents for the CEO.
- Conducts research and provides relevant information, insights and analysis to support executive decision-making.
- Coordinates communication and engagements between the CEO and Executive Management, Board members, clients, regulators, government agencies, partners and other key stakeholders.
- Represents the CEO’s Office at meetings, committees, taskforces and stakeholder engagements as delegated.
- Maintains an effective tracker of the CEO’s key directives, strategic initiatives, commitments and outstanding actions.
- Monitors progress on key assignments and escalates critical issues, delays and emerging concerns to the CEO
- Coordinates special projects and strategic initiatives assigned by the CEO, working with relevant departments to ensure timely delivery.
- Supports the CEO in the preparation and coordination of Executive Management and Board-related meetings and engagements.
- Maintains high standards of confidentiality and discretion in handling sensitive executive and organisational information.
- Acts as a key liaison between the CEO’s Office and relevant internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensures continuity of critical matters requiring the CEO’s attention and follows up appropriately in the CEO’s absence.
- Performs other tasks and duties as assigned by the CEO.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree / HND in Business Administration, Management, Social Sciences, Humanities or a related discipline.
- MBA/MSc or relevant professional certification will be an added advantage.
- 7–9 years’ relevant experience in a fast-paced corporate, financial services, public or private sector organisation.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience providing executive-level support to a Managing Director, CEO, Executive Director or senior executive.
- Demonstrable experience in executive coordination, stakeholder management, strategic research, reporting and project coordination.
Salary
N12,200,000 - N16,600,000 annually Gross.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their current CV to: cvs@westfield-consulting.com and copy victor.allu@westfield-consulting.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
CareercounselingNote: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.