Team Assistant at Lafarge Africa Plc

Lafarge Africa Plc is a member of the LafargeHolcim Group – the biggest building and concrete solutions company in the world. It is a publicly quoted company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and serves Nigeria with a wide range of building and construction solutions designed to meet housing and construction needs from small projects like individual home buildings to major construction and infrastructure projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Assistant

Location: Sagamu, Ogun

About the Job

• The Team Assistant provides support to the Plant Manager by effectively managing his/her schedule and performing a wide variety of responsible, complex and confidential administrative, secretarial, analytical and research duties. He/she will also support the wider team with administrative activities.
• This classification requires leadership qualities such as adaptability, flexibility, dependability, confidentiality and accountability. Much of the work is support driven, and requires a high sense of urgency, independence, initiative and self-discipline.

What you'll be doing 

• Sees to the effective management of the Plant Manager calendar by organizing and maintaining diaries and making appointments
• Ensure confidentiality of information from the Plant Manager office
• Arrange travel, visas and accommodation and where required may attend meetings to take notes or dictation or to provide general assistance during meetings;
• Screening phone calls, enquiries and requests, and handling them when appropriate;
• Dealing with incoming email, faxes and post, often corresponding on behalf of the Plant Manager
• Preparation of Departmental correspondence documents such as briefing papers, reports and presentations;
• Organizing and attending meetings and ensuring the Plant Manager is well prepared for meetings
• Liaising with clients, suppliers and other staff.
• File and retrieve corporate documents and reports
• Ensure involvement in the implementation and maintenance of integrated management system in the plant

Requirements

• Preferably Graduate any discipline
• Minimum 2 years relevant experience
• Exemplary customer service skills, including the ability to identify needs, provide prompt response, and exhibit patience, respect and professionalism in all interactions
• Must be able to interpret and present data
• Must be able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Must be highly proficient computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and e-mail applications
• Able to organize and plan complex initiatives.
• Proficiency in local dialects would be an advantage

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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