Executive Assistant / Assistant Manager office of the MD

Our client is a top 5 brand in the Nigerian Real Estate Industry and part of a worldwide group of companies with offices in Lagos, London, Brisbane, Abu Dhabi, Ghana and Dubai.

Job Title:  Executive Assistant /Assistant Manager office of the MD

Job description

• Projecting and managing the image of the office of the MD
• Contributing to the development of strategic relationships with the office of the MD.
• Managing the public image and presence of the MD.
• Managing and executing projects as assigned by the Managing Director
• Working with the Managing Director to develop and refine strategies for Public Relations campaigns.
• Managing variety of public and media relations campaigns.
• Maintaining / organizing / tracking hardcopy and electronic file systems.
• Reading and monitoring of publications important to the office of the MD / clients.
• Satisfying a mix of evolving and deadline-oriented needs of the office of the MD with high level of flexibility, passion and professionalism.
• Coordinating the calendar, travel, meetings, and schedule arrangements for the Managing Director.
• Coordinating operations of the Managing Director’s office including, reception, document preparation, confidential control of internal communication, general office maintenance and confidential file management.
• Coordinating meetings as required, including, preparing agenda, circulating papers and taking minutes.
• Writing and distributing press releases and manage corporate media relations
• Assisting with the planning and coordination of company events and trade shows.
• Answering and filtering telephone calls.
• Assisting with the development/production of communication materials and presentations
• Maintaining social media platforms such as the company’s website and Linked-in pages.
• Attending events and meetings on behalf of senior executives where required.
• Staying current with local and other relevant news and prioritizing news items for review of the senior executives.
• Any other such duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by any of the Group’s senior executives which shall not be considered inconsistent with a position of this nature.

 
  Desired Skills and Experience

• Candidate must have sound analytical mind
•  Attention to details
• High integrity
• Good inter- personal and communication skills (oral and written)
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft office applications
• Meet deadlines with little or no Supervision