Vacancy: Automotive Executive Assistant
Industry:Automobile
Location: Nairobi
Salary: Based on experience
Our client is an automobile company that designs, manufactures and sells highly
durable, highly affordable vehicles for Africa’s mass market.
They seek a long term commitment from
an exceptional mid-career supply chain professional to lead and coordinate the
development and operations of a robust international, largely outsourced supply
chain to deliver our production vehicles.
Purpose of the Job: We are seeking a long-term commitment from an
exceptional mid-career Executive Assistant.
The role will support the Chief
Executive Officer and the leadership team in interactions with internal and
external audiences.
The Executive Assistant is responsible
for providing executive support to the CEO and managing the day to day
operations of the CEO’s Office in an efficient and effective manner.
Operations Management
Operations Management
- Oversight responsibility for providing high
level secretarial, logistic and administrative support to the CEO and the
leadership team.
- Read and screen incoming correspondence and
reports, handle some matters personally and forward the relevant ones to
the CEO for advice and action.
- Oversee the preparation and monitoring of the
office operations budget.
- Establish and oversee maintenance of the
company filing and records management systems.
- Coordinate and oversee administrative support
for the CEO to ensure deliberate, seamless and orderly day-to-day
operation.
- Coordinate detailed domestic and international
travel arrangements for the CEO and Directors.
- Schedule multifaceted conference calls,
including drafting agenda and coordinating attendees.
- Handle high-touch and/or confidential matters
with external and internal stakeholders. Produce intricate Excel,
Word and PowerPoint deliverables on behalf of the CEO and leadership.
- Participate-in and facilitate team
meetings/events and other activities that improve operations and morale.
Financial Support
- Manage the company credit card and make
payments from the corporate account under the direct instruction of either
the CEO or Financial Director.
- Ensure all cash monies are fully accounted and
stored securely within the designated areas of the office.
- You will be held personally accountable for
any loss/theft of such funds.
Qualifications
An ideal candidate should combine a unique blend of exceptional organizational, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.
An ideal candidate should combine a unique blend of exceptional organizational, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.
They should possess an energetic
disposition along with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and take
initiative regularly.
They should be rigorous, pragmatic
and on-the-ground solution focused – not overly academic.
Skills and Requirements
Skills and Requirements
- 3 years’ experience in an administrative role
in a fast paced, demanding environment
- Ability to work strategically and
cooperatively in a team environment with all levels of professional,
technical and administrative staff
- Sound judgment, maturity, and sense of urgency
with the ability to be decisive and thoughtful
- Highly credible, collaborative, professional
and resourceful style
- Extremely trustworthy with the ability to
handle confidential matters and sensitive information
- Executive presence, demonstrating comfort
speaking internally/externally on behalf of the CEO
- Smart, strategic, diplomatic and proactive;
working in a fast-paced, high-performance culture
- Exceptional attention to detail and high
quality deliverable outputs
- Exceptional organisation skills with good time
management and resourcefulness
- Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
and to remain graceful under pressure
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a high
degree of professionalism
- Excellent problem solving and analytical
ability in cross-functional multi-cultural environment
- Exceptional written communication skills and
with experience in writing compelling messages to external stakeholders;
enthusiasm to communicate clearly, confidently, and precisely
- A start-up personality; entrepreneurial,
ambitious, independent, systematic attention to detail, structured
thinker, goal-oriented, flexible and able to deal well with setbacks
If you are up to the challenge,
posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only
quoting the job title on the email subject (Automotive Executive Assistant
) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 10th November, 2014.
Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV
N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing
Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.