Executive Assistant- Banking/ Insurance/ Financial Services

To provide high-level administrative, organizational, and strategic enablers of the CEO’s effectiveness.

REPORTING LINE:  Reports directly to the CEO

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Duties & Responsibilities

• Serving as the first point of contact for internal and external stakeholders
• Managing the CEO’s calendars and schedules
• Coordinating travel and logistics for business trips, including booking travel, preparing itineraries, and follow-up actions
• Managing documents and confidential information with appropriate discretion
• Anticipating risks and providing proactive solutions to safeguard the CEO’s priorities.
• Preparing agendas, briefing material, follow-up actions, circulars and memos relating to the CEO’s office
• Working with the Company Secretary to coordinate board meetings, reporting and maintaining governance standards. Serving as the liaison between CEO and internal/external partners
• Assisting with special projects by coordinating resources and tracking progress
• Coordination of MIS and other reporting for the CEO’s office
• Following up on strategy implementation
• Coordinating reporting on overall operations of the organization
• Maintaining an accurate record system of correspondence with regulators and other third parties
• Working within the framework of corporate plans as directed by the CEO
• Overseeing general office processes
• Any other duties as assigned by the CEO

Requirements

A minimum of three (3) years or more of working experience supporting C-suite executives, preferably in banking, microfinance or financial services

• Reporting, Presentation and data analytics skills
• Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to anticipate needs and align support with organisational priorities
• Ability to navigate complex challenges with tact and resourcefulness
• Honesty and a high level of integrity
• Speed and accuracy.
• Fair and Firm