JOB DESCRIPTION
Reporting directly to the Country Head, Appolonia City, the Executive Assistant will provide executive support in a one-on-one working relationship, ensuring effective and efficient functioning of the Appolonia City Executive Office. The Executive Assistant will ensure full confidentiality in all aspects of assignment, management of information flow and follow-up on deadlines and commitments made. The job holder will also support other specific departmental heads.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate complex scheduling and extensive calendar management, as well as setting up conference calls and organizing catering where necessary.
- Preparing technical and non-technical reports, presentations and correspondence with critical deadlines.
- Running reports, analyzing data, identifying potential issues, and proposing solutions to the Country Head.
- Meet and greet the Country Head’s visitors, ensuring that they are welcomed into a friendly and professional environment
- Use wise judgment to manage and prioritize competing demands
- Follow up deadlines, commitments made, actions taken and coordination of collection and submission of the reports to the Country Head.
- Screening of all incoming communications, filter outgoing correspondence for senior management signature, clearance and further action by other staff; wherever possible.
- Perform administrative and office support, maintenance of filing system and contact database.
- Manage, coordinate, and arrange senior executives’ travel and travel-related activities, including hotel booking, transportation, and meal coordination.
- Support Marketing and Facilities teams in logistics related to external stakeholder events and meetings.
- Identify, anticipate and prepare information required for the Country Head for meetings, preparation, and follow up inward and outwards requests for information, outstanding reports, and correspondence.
- Arrange both internal and external meetings requested and in advance for recurring meetings.
- Handling incoming calls and other communications
- Process expense claims and advances for the Country Head as per requirement.
- Schedule team meetings, prepare agenda and draft minutes.
- Booking and arranging travel, transport and accommodation and logistics for guests whenever required.
- Reminding the Country Head of important tasks and maintaining deadlines.
- Manage filing systems (both electronic and paper) as directed.
- Perform any other duties as assigned from time to time by the Country Head.
Skills and experience
- Bachelor’s degree level in a relevant field.
- Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience in supporting C-Suite management.
- Must be experienced in administration, operations, and corporate services.
- Previous experience in multinational companies is preferred.
- Exceptional time management and ability to meet deadlines skills.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask.
- Proficiency in office software packages (Excel, and PowerPoint etc.) MS Teams and other project management software.
- Experience of collating information and producing high quality correspondence, reports and presentations.
- Must be willing to work and live in Appolonia City at Oyibi, in Greater Accra.
Soft Skills
- Mature, pragmatic and flexible approach, strong commercial judgment.
- Team player but comfortable working autonomously.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Self-confident, motivated, and independent individual.
- Strong listening skills to be able to get valuable information from employees
- Good negotiation skills.
- Good attention to detail.
- Rigorous and organized approach.
- Hands-on, ready to roll up the sleeves.
Personal Characteristics
- High energy.
- Result-oriented.
- Strong work ethic.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure.
- Readiness to work for long hours without complaining.
HOW TO APPLY
Qualified candidates who meet the above criteria should send an updated CV in PDF format to recruitment@appolonia.com.gh by 28 February 2025 and indicate ‘Executive Assistant’ in the subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Appolonia City is an equal opportunity employer and does not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee based on age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race or religion.