Graduate Executive Assistant at Guinness Nigeria Plc

• Excellent Verbal (English- UK) & Written Communication skills.
• Confident writing & preparing Executive Presentations.
• Typing 60wpm  
• Fully PC and Social Media Literate and advanced level competence in both MS PowerPoint and Excel.
• Has excellent Executive Diary Management experience & strong Project Management skills. 
• Works in an organised, proactive and efficient manner.
• Must be resourceful, possess tremendous initiative and be a self-starter with a keen interest in Business.
• Anticipates issues and mitigates them with quiet confidence engaging Stakeholders as required to achieve an optimal outcome.
• Supportive and valuable Team Player generating and sustaining great relationships with colleagues
• Working independently with minimal supervision

Leadership Capabilities

• Keen to learn and know about other areas of the business.
• Reduces complexity, developing and communicating clear and simple plans to assist the business.
• Resourceful and solution seeking.
• Open to feedback and highly committed to own development
• Has high levels of positive energy, is able to generate enthusiasm within the  team with a really affirmative ‘can-do’ attitude.
• Generates and sustains effective working   relationships with team.
• Courageous in expressing own view and in task completion
• Demonstrates high level of integrity and confidentiality.

• Support Directors with diary management, Functional Overhead budget management and preparing & developing Executive Presentations & Communications.
• Plan and co-ordinate Departmental Meetings, Workshops, off-sites and other Departmental activities as required.
• Provide routine administrative requests on behalf of the functional leadership teams
• Manage all travel, security and accommodation arrangements for officially designated trips.

• Business, Communications or other Recognised Qualification or other formal qualification such as Advanced Diploma in Secretarial Studies from a recognised college / school or university.
• Minimum of 1-2 years experience working in a blue-chip or FMCG environment.

• Insufficient Executive standard written & verbal communication and    presentation skills.
• Poor Power Point & Excel competency (Advanced Level required).
• Lack of initiative in finding solutions.
• In adequate Project Management and co-ordination skills.
• Inability to build relationship with key stakeholdersb>