Personal Assistant to the CEO at IT Horizons Limited

IT Horizons Limited is a company with diverse talents and skills on existing, recent and upcoming technologies worldwide. We are a team of young, vibrant, ambitious but experienced professionals who deal with everything relating to technologies especially information communication technologies (ICT). Inaddition, we have the ability to update with latest trends and requirements of our esteemed clients. Our company established in 2010, had been driven by innovations and excellence, and with its rapid rate of success and customers’ requirements, we were fully incorporated into a private limited company in 2012 with the aim of helping organizations in achieving their goals by providing optimum technological solutions while reducing total cost of ownerships.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Personal Assistant to the CEO

Location: Gbagada, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• As the Personal Assistant to the MD/CEO, you will provide support to the Managing Director/CEO, acting with little supervision, anticipating needs while managing the MD/CEO day‐to‐day workflow, filtering and prioritizing various projects and activities, which includes scheduling, Business Development, researching, preparing materials and presentation for meetings, and participating in a wide range of special projects where and when applicable.
• The Personal Assistant to the Managing Director will perform, coordinate, manage, oversee and manages the MD/CEO calendar, activities, administrative and business duties while providing an extensive level of support to the MD, which will enable the Managing Director to work more efficiently and effectively towards reaching the organization’s goals
• Conserves the MD/CEO time by reading, researching, and routing correspondence; drafting letters and documents; collecting and analyzing information; initiating telecommunications.
• Responsible for day-to-day management of the MD/CEO’s calendar and activities to ensure high value time utilization of the MD/CEO in relationship to external and internal requirements. Brief/update the MD/CEO on upcoming meetings and ongoing obligations.
• Responsible for the timely preparation and presentation of materials for key external and internal meetings involving the MD/CEO.
• Assist in the prioritization of tasks, activities and issues requiring the MD/CEO attention to ensure they are acted upon in a timely manner and assist in following up on requests made by the MD/CEO
• Drafts documents or conducts research to further the MD/CEO’s work in program and or development;
• Attending meetings with the MD/ CEO when and where necessary and representing him by attending meetings in the MD/CEO absence when and where necessary.
• Works with Business Development, Communications, Administrative, Project, and other teams to prepare the MD/CEO for external meetings, presentations and events, and ensures timely follow up of all action items.
• Take notes, record observations and gather contact information of meeting/event as it relates to the MD/CEO.
• Prepares briefing memos and relevant updates for the MD/CEO on outstanding projects, identifies issues, develops contingencies and suggests remedies.
• Assists with or manages special projects which may include PR, securing high profile speaking engagements, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports, or specific personnel and organizational development initiatives.
• Provides regular operating status reports to the MD/CEO as needed, assisting the MD/CEO during operational reviews through follow up on assigned performance tasks and deadlines.
• Maintains customers’ confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Prepares reports by collecting and analyzing information.
• Supports the CEO in dealing with confidential or sensitive personnel or other organizational matters and work with the MD/CEO to foster a success-oriented, positive, high-integrity organizational culture.
• Maintains executive's appointment schedule by planning and scheduling meetings, conferences, teleconferences, and travel.
• Provides historical reference by developing and utilizing filing and retrieval systems; recording meeting discussions.
• Maintains MD/ CEO office supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; engaging with the logistics team, anticipating needed supplies; evaluating new office products; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team efforts by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Managing Director

Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree / Master's Degree with 3 - 4 years work experience.

Application Closing Date
12th April, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: [email protected] using the title as the subject of the email.