Marketing & Advertising

Executive Assistant To The Ceo

Proten·Lagos, nigeria·Full Time·Contract
Marketing & AdvertisingFull TimeContract
-

Job Summary

  • Our client is seeking a highly organized and proactive male Executive Assistant to provide high-level executive support to the CEO, manage priorities, coordinate engagements, track key decisions and delegated tasks, and ensure timely follow-through across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage the CEO's calendar, appointments, meetings, and engagements end-to-end.
  • Prioritize and coordinate meeting requests based on urgency, relevance, and CEO priorities.
  • Prepare agendas, briefing notes, presentations, and other materials ahead of key meetings.
  • Manage and triage the CEO's email inbox and correspondence.
  • Draft, proofread, and send correspondence on behalf of the CEO.
  • Track pending approvals, requests, delegated tasks, and action points to ensure timely closure.
  • Coordinate local and international travel arrangements, including flights, hotels, visas, and itineraries.
  • Liaise with Finance and other stakeholders on requisitions, payments, refunds, and reimbursements.
  • Prepare daily/weekly summaries of key priorities, meetings, pending decisions, and outstanding actions.
  • Support Board, Executive Committee, Management, and other senior-level meetings.
  • Coordinate with Board members, Company Secretary, vendors, consultants, and other key stakeholders.
  • Maintain accurate executive records and provide administrative support on special projects.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Management, Social Sciences, Communications, or a related discipline.
  • 3 - 5 years of experience providing executive support to a CEO, MD, ED, or C-suite executive.
  • Experience supporting Board, Executive Committee, or senior management meetings is an advantage.
  • Demonstrated experience managing complex calendars, executive correspondence, travel, approvals, and competing priorities.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong organizational, time-management, and stakeholder management skills.
  • High level of discretion, confidentiality, emotional intelligence, and executive judgment.
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and digital productivity tools.
  • Excellent problem-solving, planning, coordination, and multitasking abilities.

Benefits

  • Annual Leave Allowance
  • HMO
  • Pension
  • Communications Allowance.

Key skills

BA/BSc/HND
Apply Now
Send your CV along with a cover letter torecruitment@protenintl.com

Please use the job title as the subject line of your email.

At a glance

Company

Proten

Location

Lagos, nigeria

Employment

Full Time

Work style

Contract

Experience

Valid until

Not specified

Created

October 19, 2026

More opportunities

Similar roles you might like

Executive Assistant To Ceo

PZ Cussons

Lagos, nigeria

full-time

Job Summary As Executive Assistant to the CEO, you'll help create the focus, organisation and momentum that enable effective business leadership. You'll manage complex priorities, connect senior stakeholders and ensure the CEO has the information and preparation needed to make informed decisions. Your judgement, discretion and ability to stay ahead will directly influence executive productivity and stakeholder confidence. This is a trusted role with broad exposure across the organisation and regular interaction with regional, global and external partners. What You'll Be Doing Create space for strategic leadership by managing a complex diary, resolving conflicts and keeping the CEO focused on the priorities that matter most. Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and external stakeholders, ensuring communication is timely, professional and well coordinated. Make meetings count by preparing clear briefings and materials, capturing decisions and driving agreed actions through to completion. Deliver seamless executive travel, events and logistics, anticipating potential issues and putting practical contingency plans in place. Keep priority initiatives moving by coordinating assignments, monitoring deadlines and supporting collaboration across functions. Protect confidential information while improving administrative workflows through secure records, accurate expense management and effective use of digital tools. What You'll Bring A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification in Business Administration, Management, Communications or a related discipline. At least five years of progressive experience in executive or senior administrative support, ideally supporting a CEO or another C-suite leader. Experience managing demanding schedules, multiple priorities and changing deadlines with limited supervision. Confidence preparing executive correspondence, presentations, meeting materials, reports and action trackers. Strong stakeholder-management skills, with the tact and professionalism to engage senior leaders and external partners. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive. Excellent organisation, communication and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail. High integrity, sound judgement and a proven ability to handle sensitive information with discretion. What You'll Get In Return Our benefit brings together your total rewards in one place. Key benefits we offer include: Competitive annual bonus, pension, life assurance Medical Insurance Flexible holiday options PZ products Onsite gym (where available).

5 days ago