General Assistant at KenRicana Group

Job Responsibilities

• Reports to the CEO
• Drives the CEO within the state
• Helps out in handling some tasks in certain areas of the business, including budgeting, contractor or vendor sourcing, and purchasing of materials for business projects
• Assists with ensuring the smooth running of company operations in the absence or presence of the CEO
• Assists in the preparation of confidential documents and reports
• Review and maintain written and computer files, plus conduct data entry
• Assists in scheduling specific meetings and conferencing
• Assists in coordinating operations, including purchasing, property inventory, building equipment’s, security and disposal
• Maintenance, management, and optimum safety of CEO’s properties, vehicles, and other assigned affairs
• Upon review and approval by the CEO and/or Team lead, source valuable parts and materials to meet maintenance requirements of the vehicles and other equipment’s
• Connect with building, vehicle, and equipment vendors to carry out fixes and improvements
• Assist with logistic related duties
• Assists in managing importation of goods in Nigeria (if needed) in compliance with Nigeria laws, including obtaining tax exemption.
• Conducts research for maintenance and company related matters or emergencies, follow up on detailed action points and track deliverables.
• Independently performs routine and uncomplicated maintenance, repair, and after the job operational tasks which have been pre-determined by the CEO and/or Team lead
• Work with contractors on large-scale jobs, performing the simpler operations or assisting with the highly skilled work
• Ensure completion of daily tasks and adherence to weekly task schedules
• Perform any other duties or errands that might arise within CEO’s personal or company project activities
• Book and arrange travel, and accommodation for both private and work trips
• Accompany the CEO on work and family trips (where necessary)
• Organize the CEO’s personal commitments
• Provide general administrative support

Requirements and Skills

• Candidates should possess an HND / B.Sc. Degree in Secretarial Studies, Business Administration, or any related discipline with 3 - 5 years relevant work experience
• Proven experience as an Administrative, Office, or Personal Assistant
• Candidate must have good driving skills
• Candidate must reside on the mainland
• Good knowledge of vendor sourcing procedures
• Knowledge of personal and commercial vehicle maintenance
• Analytical, logical, and critical thinking skills
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work
• Proficiency in MS Office (MS word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint, in particular)
• Creative thinking capabilities and problem solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Hard working, flexible, and adaptable approach to work
• Must be very trustworthy
• Reliable, discrete and confidentiality
• Ambitious and curious about business trends with great passion to learn and research.

Other Things We Offer

• 1 year sign-on bonus
• Performance bonus
• Learning & Development opportunities