Executive Assistant at Glover Retail

Glover Retail is currently recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Executive Assistant

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Brief Description

• The role entails working closely with the MD/ED and requires a clear understanding of the organization’s corporate philosophy (vision, mission, core values and brand drivers) and a demonstrable ability to play an instrumental role in achieving them.
• It is a perfect fit for ambitious, creative and highly detailed individuals who think outside the box and have the desire and ability to learn new skills fast.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Scheduling meetings and appointments, preparing weekly itineraries, maintaining organized diaries, preparing of relevant briefs, reports and addresses.
• Participate in Governance related engagements
• Liaise with Regulators and Consultants
• Prepare, maintain and securely keep all registers including members, directors, shareholders/shareholdings
• Devising and maintaining office systems and processes, including data management, filing and retrieval system for the Executive.
• Works closely and effectively, by keeping the MD well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities, and following up appropriately.
• Prioritizes conflicting needs; handles matter expeditiously, proactively, and follows-through on projects to successful completion, often with deadline pressures.
• Attending to all incoming and outgoing correspondences/mails
• Provides a bridge for smooth communication between the MD's office and internal departments; demonstrating leadership to maintain credibility, trust and support with senior management staff.
• Scheduling virtual and non-virtual meetings
• Manage Stakeholders relationships under direction from and on behalf of the Board
• Completes a broad variety of administrative tasks for the MD
• Managing an extremely active calendar of appointments
• Drafting and preparing confidential correspondence
• Communicates directly, and on behalf of the CEO, with Advisory Board members, staff, and others, on matters related to CEO's initiatives.
• Screening and handling telephone calls, enquiries, requests for visitations as appropriate
• Taking minutes and proceedings of important meetings where required.
• Drafting contract, Service Level Agreements (SLA) etc. for the company.
• Producing documents, briefing papers, reports, speeches and presentations
• Devising and maintaining office systems and processes, including data management, filing and retrieval system etc.
• Organizing meetings and ensuring the MD is well-prepared for meetings
• Monitor changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and take appropriate actions
• Organize travel itinerary for the MD
• Arranging complex and detailed travel plans, itineraries, and agendas; and compiling documents for travel-related meetings.

Requirements / Skills & Knowledge

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree qualification with at least 5 years work experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Experience as an Executive Assistant is highly important
• Ability to manage deadlines and prioritize work
• Excellent interpersonal skill and organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Time management skills to meet deadlines and deliver on assignments
• Administration experience
• Very vibrant and courteous.
• The ability to exercise good judgment in a variety of situations
• The ability to handle a wide variety of activities and confidential matters with discretion.
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Must possess strong presentation skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Good analytical, critical reasoning and strategic thinking capabilities skills
• Multi-tasking skills to be able to meet deliver multiple deadlines in good time
• Coordination and scheduling skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• High level of discretion and Emotional Intelligence

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV with current photographs to: [email protected] using "Executive Assistant" as the subject of the email

Application Deadline  21st January, 2022.