Personal AssistantAbuja

Vacancy: Personal Assistant

Location: Abuja

Job Type: Full Time

Our client is a citizensled movement to structurally change and innovate politics in Nigeria Africa and the rest of the world.

Summary Of Responsibilities

• The Personal Assistant will report to the Chief Operating Officer and will help manage his time by being responsible for providing secretarial clerical and administrative support in order to ensure that the services provided by the organization are in an effective and efficient manner.
  

Responsibilities

• Devising and maintaining office systems including data management and filing.
  
• Acting as the first contact on behalf of the COO.
  
• Arranging travel visas and accommodation and occasionally travelling with the COO to take notes/minutes at meetings or to provide general assistance during presentations.
  
• Screening phone calls enquiries and requests and handling them when appropriate.
  
• Carrying out specific projects and research.
  
• Taking on some of the COO s responsibilities and working more closely with management.
  
• Deputizing for the COO making decisions and delegating work to others in her absence on her approval.
  
• Being involved in decisionmaking processes as authorized.
  
• Meeting and greeting visitors at all levels of seniority.
  
• Organizing and maintaining diaries and making appointments.
  
• Dealing with incoming emails official letters etc. and often corresponding on behalf of the COO.
  
• Carrying out background research and presenting findings.
  
• Producing documents briefing papers reports and presentations.
  
• Organizing and attending meetings and ensuring the COO is well prepared for meetings.
  
• Liaising with clients suppliers and other staff.
  

Required Skills & Attributes

• Listening and communication skills
  
• Interpersonal skills
  
• Organizational skills
  
• Computer/IT skills
  
• Confidentiality skills
  
• Prioritizing skills
  
• Flexibility/adaptability skills
  
• Selfmotivated & efficient
  
• Calm under pressure & ability to think on the feet.
  

Educational Requirements

• Graduate with background in social sciences or similar discipline.
  
• Must have 12 years cognate experience in similar function.
  

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CVs to using ABJPA24 as the subject of the email.