Executive and Commercial Assistant

2 days ago

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria Edves Full time

Job Summary

We are looking for an Executive and Commercial Assistant to provide top-level assistance for Edves Co-founder/Chief Operating Officer. The candidate will provide strategic support to ensure our COO can efficiently accomplish key tasks, commercial and company initiatives.

The role will interact with a professional demeanour across a broad range of individuals, including members of the Senior Management Team and team leads that report to the COO. To perform this job successfully, the individual is expected to handle highly sensitive and confidential information.

About us

Edves is a leading Edtech company providing AI-powered school and Learning Management Software in over 2,000 schools across Europe and Africa. The company is known for employee-organization ethical balance and relationships built into a culture of respect for individuals and innovation to address the unique needs of consumers in a commercially viable approach.

We hold our customers in very high esteem while maintaining good friendliness with the aim of adding distinctive and immeasurable value to their business.

Responsibilities

· Research and identify opportunities, potential clients, and partners globally

· Manage appointments with prospective clients and partners and follow up afterward with status updates and next steps

· Conduct Industry, Customer, Product, Competition and other needed research

· Analyze Sales, Customer, and other relevant data to generate useful insights for decision making

· Come up with strategic initiatives

· Liaise with the senior management team and other team leads.

· Write content for Blog posts, Social Media as well as for customers, partners and prospect engagement

· Plan and manage the activities and daily routines of the COO (Schedule and Calendar management)

· Conserve the COO's time by reading, researching, collecting and analyzing information as needed in advance

· Prepare presentation slides, meeting notes and other relevant documents

· Handle presentations where necessary

· Attend meetings and take notes of discussions

· Routinely perform a wide variety of support duties

Requirements


• Bachelors Degree


• Being Multilingual (French is an added advantage)


• Must be Tech Savvy (knowledge of Productivity tools, Cloud Storage and Meeting tools is very important)


• Have a strong business sense and ability to make sound judgment


• Ability to think strategically and add value to existing processes


• Time-management skills


• Problem-solving and decision-making skills


• Ability to multitask efficiently and work independently


• Very good listening and phone skills


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.


• Good negotiation skills


• High Emotional Intelligence quotient


• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build long-lasting relationships


• Passionate, driven, self-confident and focused


• Strong interest in education and education technology

Work Type


• Full-time (Hybrid)

Remuneration


•      Attractive Salary


•      HMO


•      Pension


•      Call Credit and Internet Data


•      Relevant Training opportunities

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