Executive Assistant at Skill Enhancement Centre (SENCE) Limited

Skill Enhancement Centre (SENCE) Limited - We are a Business Consultancy firm focused on small/medium businesses. Our goal is to provide our clients with the support they need to grow their businesses by providing them with value-added and convenient services in a friendly atmosphere.

SENCE is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Executive Assistant

Location: Lagos
Job Opening ID: 91

Roles and Responsibilities
The following are the roles and responsibilities for this role;

• Completes a broad variety of administrative tasks for the CEO
• Managing an extremely active calendar of appointments
• Completing expense reports
• Composing and preparing correspondence that is sometimes confidential
• Arranging complex and detailed travel plans, itineraries, and agendas
• Compiling documents for travel-related meetings.
• Plans, coordinates and ensures the CEO's schedule is followed and respected.
• Provides "gatekeeper" and "gateway" role, creating win-win situations for direct access to the CEO's time and office.
• Researches, prioritizes, and follows up on incoming issues and concerns addressed to the CEO, including those of a sensitive or confidential nature.
• Determines appropriate course of action, referral, or response.
• Provides a bridge for smooth communication between the CEO's office and internal departments; demonstrating leadership to maintain credibility, trust and support with senior staff closely and effectively with the CEO to keep him well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities, following up appropriately.
• Acts as a "barometer," having a sense for the issues taking place in the environment and keeping the CEO updated.
• Successfully completes critical aspects of deliverables with a hands-on approach, including drafting acknowledgement letters, personal correspondence, and other tasks that facilitate the CEO's ability to effectively lead the company.
• Participates as an adjunct member of the Executive Team including assisting in scheduling meetings and attending all meetings and taking minutes in these meetings.
• Assists in coordinating the agenda of senior management team meetings and off-sites, and all staff meetings.
• Facilitates cross-divisional coordination of travel and outreach plans.

Requirements
Skill Set:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail
• Very strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders, including staff, board members, external partners and government/community.
• Expert level written and verbal communication skills
• Emotional maturity
• Highly resourceful team-player, with the ability to also be extremely effective independently
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion, be adaptable to various competing demands, and demonstrate the highest level of customer/client service and response
• Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment
• Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point), Adobe Acrobat, and Social Media web platforms.
• 2-5 yrs work experience.

Application Closing Date
4th April, 2014.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online