Executive Assistant at Sankore Global

Summary

• The Executive Assistant is responsible for providing administrative and operational support to the Group Managing Director.
• The role involves attending to the day-to-day functions that are part of the GMD’s role in ensuring the GMD can focus on high-level leadership and strategy functions.

Primary Responsibilities   

• Work directly with the GMD to support all aspects of daily work routine.
• Maintain the GMD’s calendar, including scheduling meetings, appointments, speaking engagements.
• Coordinate work with other team members as needed; play a key role in the coordination of efforts both within and outside the Firm.
• Assist the GMD in the development of presentations for internal and external audiences.
• Determine priority of matters of attention for the GMD; redirect matters to team members to handle, or handle matters personally, as appropriate.
• Engage in a variety of special projects including creating PowerPoint presentations, financial spreadsheets, special reports, and agenda material.
• Keep the GMD advised of time-sensitive and priority issues, ensuring appropriate follow-up.
• Compose and prepare letters relating to routine correspondence for the GMD’s signature.
• Attend meetings and take notes of discussion; prepare the initial draft of minutes and summaries.
• Organize and maintain the GMD’s office filing system.
• Other additional and/or alternative duties as assigned from time to time, including supporting other departments or Executives as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Accounting, Economics.
• Proven experience working with C-Suit Executives.
• A minimum of Second-Class Upper degree in a recognized university.
• 5 – 7 years’ proven work experience in similar position.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Power BI.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• High levels of Emotional Intelligence.
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills.
• Strong networking abilities.
• Strong multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to articulate complex ideas simply and summarize them effectively.
• Positive, can-do attitude and willingness to get the job done.
• Proactive, motivated, and possess poise and self-confidence.
• Ability to plan and prioritize effectively, balancing multiple deliverables efficiently.
• Ability to engage and work collaboratively with colleagues, and multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to bring innovations to operations.
• Highly organized.
• Intellectually curious.
• A strong focus on excellence.
• Self-driven and goal oriented.
• A thirst for knowledge and learning.

Compensation
Competitive and commensurate with experience.