Personal Assistant (Application Closed)
Job Function: Event
Job Level: Junior
Industry: Agriculture
Employment Type: Full-time (three-month probationary period)
Location: Accra
Reports To: CEO/ General Manager
Start Date: Immediately
Traveling: Yes
Interacts With: Internal: External:
• CEO
• Board of Directors
• Management Staff
• Non-Management Staff
• All other functions/departments
• Specialist consulting agencies
• 3rd Party Organizations
• Government ministries, departments, and agencies
• Clients
• All other external correspondence
Supervises: Direct: Indirect:
• N/A • N/A
Role Description and Responsibilities:
Our client is a non-governmental agricultural social impact, capacity building, innovation, and project management organization with a special focus on changing the perception of, and consciously shaping the conversation on agriculture through the promotion of people-impact initiatives and programs for students, women, farmers, farming associations, agribusinesses and the entire actors within the value chain is looking for a Personal Assistan.
• Be the first point of contact and handle all work-related phone calls and emails.
• Assisting CEO in daily administrative work.
• Manage CEO’s calendar appointments.
• Prepare memos, agendas, and schedules.
• Compile documents for meetings and understand the details.
• Organize conferences and events.
• Manage filing and database systems.
• Communicate with others on behalf of the CEO.
• Conducting research on market strategies.
• Liaising with suppliers, clients, customers, and employees.
• Completing governance reports.
• Manage diary and schedule meetings and appointments
• Identify the need of the business.
Person Specification
Experience and Education:
• A minimum Diploma in management studies/Marketing/Public Relations/Communication from a recognized tertiary institution.
• Minimum of 3 years of working experience in a similar position is a plus.
Skills:
• Proven record of excellent writing demonstrated in a professional portfolio
• Ability to work independently with little or no daily supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills and willingness to communicate with clients, colleagues, and management
• Fluent in English, verbal and written in addition to local language
• Ability to work on multiple projects with different objectives simultaneously
• Good time management skills, including prioritizing, scheduling, and adapting as necessary
• Proficiency with computers, especially writing programs, such as Google Docs and Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Strong phone contact handling skills and active listening
Business Behaviours:
• Customer-focused with the ability to build excellent working relationships.
• Ability to influence decision-making.
• Ability to provide standard customer service experiences.
APPLICATION MODE
Please e-mail your CV & Cover Letter to us at jobs@skaikconsulting.com with the subject ‘Content Writer’. Please ensure that your CV demonstrates how your experience‚ skills and abilities meet the selection criteria set out above. We will ONLY contact candidates who meet our criteria for the above role description.