Executive Assistant to the CEO Needed

Functions of the Executive Assistant to the CEO
Our Client is a leading events management company needs an Executive Assistant to the CEO. This Executive Assistant coordinates and performs a wide variety of roles in the organisation, helping the Chief Executive Officer to provide strategic visioning and leadership for the organisation. The EA will report to the CEO and perform the following activities:
Administration
· Managing the schedules and appointments of the CEO to ensure the optimize their time in the midst of a very bust work schedule
· Preparing official documents like memos, letters and other correspondence, providing effective and efficient storage of these official documents
· Attending meetings with the CEO and takes down minutes and resolutions from the meetings
· Maintaining a database of the CEO’s contacts
· Representing the CEO in meetings of the organisation that bother on human capital development, staff welfare, and organizational administration.
· Managing the process (including documentation preparation) of Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting of the Board of the organisation.
· Supervising the preparation and submission of all regulatory filings
· Ensuring that all travel arrangements for the CEO are managed as effectively and efficiently as possible
Strategic Planning
· Distilling smart insights from intelligent research and well guided intuition to advise the CEO on strategy
· Forecasting trends and spot emerging opportunities in the competitive environment
· Developing and constantly update strategic planning models like Porter’s Five Forces Analysis, PESTE Analysis, BCG Matrix, etc
· Advising the CEO on strategic focus areas that will help the organisation build and maintain its strategic competitiveness in a very competitive industry
Policy Implementation
· Working closely with the heads of departments to ensure adequate implementation of strategic actions
· Manage projects being run from the office of the CEO
· Track progress being made on the implementation of strategic actions and providing feedback to the CEO on same
Personal Characteristics of the Executive Assistant to the CEO
Candidates must have;
· Ability to lead people, plan and manage change
· Ability to communicate effectively
· Enduring passion for events management
· Innovative approach to problem solving
· Excellent energy management abilities
· Strong negotiation skills
· Good Information Technology skills
Background of the Executive Assistant to the CEO
· The candidates should have a minimum of a first degree in any discipline. A Masters Degree, particularly an MBA would be an added advantage.
· The candidates should have strong operational experience and should ideally have worked in a management role for at least three years in a similar organisation

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