Senior Executive Assistant at Canonical Nigeria

Canonical - We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely, and more cost-effectively than any other company. We develop Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux from cloud to edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors. Ubuntu means 'humanity to others. We chose it because it embodies the generosity at the heart of open source, the new normal for platforms and innovation. Together with a community of 200,000, we publish an operating system that runs from the tiny connected devices up to the world's biggest mainframes, the platform that everybody uses on the public cloud, and the workstation experience of the world's most productive developers. Secure and reliable, elegant and intuitive, and open for innovation - Ubuntu is the future of open source, which is why it's the fastest-growing Linux in the world despite already being the most widely deployed.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Executive Assistant

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Job

• The company is founder led, profitable and growing. We are hiring a Senior Executive Assistant to join our team, responsible for significant projects and at least one senior executive and their leadership team. As a team, we ensure that the business runs smoothly and that travel, expenses and events are efficiently and correctly managed.
• We look for positive team players who are self-driven and results oriented, with excellent attention to detail. The best candidates show that they are forward planners, reliable and determined, and keen to assume responsibility for projects, processes and policy.
• We are a unique global business, so we are not looking for candidates with extensive experience so much as excellent organisers and communicators who are keen to develop skills and strive for continuous improvement.
• This team plays a crucial role in the overall operation of the business. They run significant business operations and processes, supporting the respective department leads but also taking central responsibility for logistics, expenses, travel and scheduling.
• They are the secret to our success! We look for confident and effective people who have good judgment and the self-assurance to hold firm on a point of policy regardless of the seniority of people on the other side of a discussion.
• If you like to take responsibility and you like to ensure that things are done properly and efficiently then you will enjoy the role tremendously.

Responsibilities

• Support operations for one or more departments in the company
• Coordinate monthly reports and schedule meetings and interviews
• Organise and run international company events including logistics
• Manage quarterly and annual executive meetings
• Collaborate across teams on activities and initiatives
• Manage suppliers and stakeholders.

Requirements
What we are looking for in you:

• A Degree in a Business or technical subject
• Excellent communication skills
• Responsibility, integrity and accountability
• Self-awareness and thoughtfulness
• Ability to travel up to four times a year for company events of up to two weeks duration
• Ability to learn new technology and software quickly
• Excellent academic results at school and university.

Additional Skills We Value:

• Experience in operations and executive support
• Project management experience
• Event related experience
• Travel industry experience.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online