Executive Assistant to the Director of Hospitality at VFD Group

VFD Group is an alternative financial service holding company that creates value by working within Nigeria's informal financial sector to create innovative products and solutions that are accessible to the everyday Nigerian.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Executive Assistant to Director of Hospitality

Location: Lagos
Department: Project Finance
Reporting Line: Managing Director, Investment Banking

Job Description

• The Executive Assistant provides high-speed administrative, coordination, and operational support to the Director of Hospitality.
• This role ensures seamless execution across multiple hospitality assets, including hotels, restaurants, lounges, and leisure facilities.
• It is an execution-driven support function, requiring strong organizational ability, attention to detail, and the capacity to manage parallel priorities in a fast-paced hospitality environment.
• This is not a passive administrative role success requires proactive thinking, ownership, and the discipline to follow through on deliverables across teams and locations.

Responsibilities

• Manage calendars, meeting schedules, travel plans, and site visit logistics for the Director.
• Coordinate preparation and readiness for inspections, operational reviews, audits, and property tours.
• Track operational issues and ensure timely resolution by responsible parties.
• Attend key meetings and produce structured minutes with clear action items.
• Maintain action trackers, assign responsibilities, and monitor deadlines.
• Follow up on all outstanding deliverables across hospitality units.
• Collate weekly, monthly, and quarterly updates into clean, consolidated management reports.
• Organise documents, presentations, photos, videos, and evidence links in Google Drive.
• Prepare meeting briefs, summaries, and pre-read reports as required.
• Draft professional emails, follow-up messages, and escalation letters on behalf of the Director.
• Prioritise and filter incoming requests, ensuring timely attention to high-impact matters.
• Serve as the coordination link between hotel managers, operations teams, F&B units, and external partners.
• Track team submissions and project timelines, ensuring timely delivery.
• Escalate delays or operational gaps promptly and professionally.
• Drive execution discipline across all hospitality assets.
• Guest experience flow and service standards
• F&B operations, sequencing, and turnaround processes
• Rooms operations and quality checks
• Event flow and on-site operations
• Basic interpretation of operational red flags, performance issues, and service gaps
• Fast thinker and fast executor
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and proactive
• Discreet, trustworthy, and professional with sensitive information
• Zero tolerance for gossip, politics, or unproductive behaviour
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Tech-savvy (Google Docs, Sheets, Drive, email, WhatsApp)
• Calm, solution-focused, and composed under pressure
• Strong personal style, grooming, and visual awareness aligned with VFD’s brand image

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality, Business Administration, Management, or related field
• 2–5 years of experience in executive support, operations coordination, or hospitality administration
• Experience in hotels, F&B, or multi-site operations is an advantage
• Uphold professionalism, discipline, and the VFD standard of execution excellence
• Demonstrate ownership, integrity, and high personal accountability
• Represent the Director and Hospitality division with maturity and discretion
• Maintain strict confidentiality and high ethical standards

Benefits

• Competitive base salary + uncapped commissions
• Sales incentive bonuses for hitting monthly/quarterly goals
• Travel allowance and flexible work setup where applicable
• Growth opportunities in a fast-scaling fintech across African markets
• Learning and development support
• Working with a truly global and supportive team that will work together to support you for success.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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