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Description
- The Senior Executive Assistant to the Group Managing Director is a high-impact strategic role with a diversified global organization operating across Financial sectors and multiple investment sectors.
- This role goes beyond executive assistance. It requires a strategic operator capable of initiating, coordinating, and driving corporate strategy for deep market penetration across multiple industries and geographies.
- The successful candidate will serve as a strategic partner to the GMD and provide cross-continental executive coordination support to Continental and Country Business Leaders across Africa, North America, Europe and Asia.
Key Responsibilities
Corporate Strategy & Market Expansion:
- Initiate, coordinate, and track execution of corporate strategy across multiple industries.
- Drive structured market penetration initiatives across global regions.
- Provide strategic intelligence and business expansion insights to the GMD.
- Think creatively and out of the box in developing innovative business growth strategies.
Executive & Global Leadership Support:
- Provide strategic support to the GMD and global business leaders.
- Represent the GMD in high-level external business meetings and executive presentations.
- Prepare board-level documentation, strategic briefings, and executive presentations.
- Coordinate strategic priorities across multiple international business units.
Global Operations Coordination:
- Drive and coordinate general operations across Marketing communications, Relationship development, Sales coordination, Client and stakeholder relationship management
- Ensure operational alignment across Africa, North America, Europe and Asia.
Performance Tracking & HR Collaboration:
- Collaborate with the Human Resources Department to track daily and weekly team performance.
- Monitor project delivery timelines and escalate performance gaps.
- Maintain executive dashboards and performance reporting frameworks.
Client & Stakeholder Management:
- Maintain strong executive-level client relationships.
- Support international relationship development efforts.
- Ensure excellence in communication and engagement across global stakeholders.
Core Competencies:
- Advanced strategic thinking capacity
- Strong multi-industry business acumen
- Deep understanding of financial services and investment ecosystems
- Exceptional coordination and organizational skills
- High emotional intelligence
- Strong executive presence and diplomacy
- Excellent client management skills
- Ability to manage confidential corporate information
- Global business exposure mindset
- Ability to operate effectively in complex, fast-paced environments
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Management or related field.
- MBA or Master’s Degree is a strong advantage.
- Minimum of 10 years experience in Executive Management with at least 5 years supporting a C-suite executive.
- Prior experience within the financial services sector is strongly preferred.
- Exposure to global operations is highly desirable.
Language & Communication Requirement:
- Must communicate fluently and professionally in English (written and spoken).
- Ability to communicate in French (written and spoken) is a significant advantage due to global operations.
Other Requirements:
- Female candidates are preferred to support gender balance within executive leadership support.
- Strategic Scope of the Role
- The role demands demonstrated experience in initiating and coordinating corporate strategy across the following industries:
- Financial Services (microfinance bank, fintech).
Green Energy:
- Agriculture & Livestock Production
Real Estate:
- The candidate must possess proven capacity to drive deep market penetration strategies across these sectors.