Executive Assistant
ABOUT THE ROLE
- As an Executive Assistant at Vendease, you will be responsible for performing specialised functions to ensure a high level of productivity for the executive.
- You will provide efficient and responsive support to the executive.
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Executive Support and Liaison
- Coordinate high level meetings, prepare meeting notes and other notes as required; create streamlined communication between the Executive and other parties
- Develop and manage communication protocols for both internal and external stakeholders
- Respond to the Executive and third parties’ requests for information, provide full assistance to the
- Executive during absences to ensure a high level of service is maintained
- Organise and prioritise the Executive’s to dos, plan, organise and provide assistance that is in line with the Executive’s workload, work habits and preferences
- Effectively track and manage the Executive’s project and ensure all projects are executed according to agreed timeline
- Serves as the Executive’s administrative liaison to the Senior Management team and high level external stakeholders
- Maintains discretion and confidentiality in relationships with the Executive and third parties
- Support the Executive in investment, valuation and risk management processes and conversations
- Manage internal and external stakeholders to ensure investor proposals and related reports are prepared according to agreed timelines
- Assist the Executive with strategic decisions making and business initiatives
Research & Data
- Carry out quantitative data gathering and analyse data into summaries for Executive’s use, make recommendations to the Executive as necessary.
- Assist the Executive with Board communications and presentations as well as other periodic reports and change requests from third parties
- Prepare, analyse internal and external data as well as staying current with changing regulations in the industry
- Conduct research on prospective stakeholders, partners, clients etc. to identify and evaluate needs
Other Responsibilities
- Review and manage the Executive’s monthly float giving consideration to required funds approval process
- Assist the Executive with travel arrangements,Prepare statements, reports, memos, letters, and other documents
- Coordinate personal and official travel arrangements for the Executive
- Manage Executive’s personal staff, schedule and supervise contractors and artisans when required.
Knowledge & Skills
- Smart, coordinated and have the capacity to engage in high level conversations
- Proficiency in the use of Google Workspace, Notion, Trello, Jira, Asana and related tools
- Must be able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced, quickly changing environment.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving with strong decision-making skills.
- Professional level verbal and written communications skills
- Ability to work evenings and weekends when necessary
- Ability to travel to support Executive Office work. This position is not conducive to remote work
- Must be discrete and maintain confidentiality
Experience & Education
- Bachelors or Masters degree preferably from an international tertiary institution
- 4-7 years proven experience in a Management Support role in Consulting, Investment banking, Tech startup or similar high performance/fast paced environment
- Track record of developing strong partnerships internally and externally and using influence (rather than direct authority) to make change.
BENEFITS
- Health Insurance
- Hybrid work schedule
- Paid time off (maternity/paternity leave, annual leave)
- Training and development opportunities
- Employee Stock Option
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
- % Increase of Executive’s productivity
- On-time task completion rate
- 100% timely completion of assigned projects
- Accurate, realistic, timely and fiscally sound budget management
- Other indicators include a lack of grammatical or style errors and the speed in responding to emails and correspondence.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: [email protected] using the position as subject of email.
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