Executive Assistant at CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN ) in recognition of its developmental role and in the exercise of its oversight function over the Financial Services Industry, has undertaken to intervene in the postgraduate programmes of three selected universities; Ahmadu Bello University, University of Ibadan and University of Nigeria.

The Central Bank of Nigeria Collaborative Postgraduate Programme (CBN-CPP) is the Bank’s flagship intervention in the education sub-sector which is aimed at producing a critical mass of well-educated postgraduate degree holders in the fields of Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Administration and Economics for the financial services industry, and the Nigerian economy as a whole. The CBN-CPP is housed at the Central Bank of Nigeria Centres of Excellence located in each of the Universities.

We are recruiting to fill the following position below:

Job Title: Executive Assistant
Locations: Enugu, Ibadan, Zaria

JOB OBJECTIVE: To provide functional and efficient administration and secretarial support at the Centre.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate the activities of the Centre staff and Report to the Director of the Centre
• Handle mails: Attends to incoming and outgoing mails and files accordingly
• Prepare and edit documents composes and types routine correspondences;
• Transcribes, proofs and edits correspondence composed by the Director
• Maintains calendar and Plan meetings: Maintains the calendar, notifies the Director of
• changes; Sets up meetings as instructed or as required, notifying all parties
• Attends to visitors: Welcoming guests, replying to their queries, and directing them to appropriate persons
• Takes notes as directed and produces notes accordingly
• Manage telephone calls, supply and get data and directly talks to suitable persons
• Maintain inventory-track office supplies and orders replacement as required.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Director.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATION

• Good communication, customer service, and relationship building skills
• Extensive secretarial and clerical work experience
• Expertise in word processing, database and spreadsheet software
• Good understanding of office practices and methods
• Team working skills
• Attention to details
• Organisation and time management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Basic knowledge of Finance
• Minimum of a Second-Class Bachelor’s Degree/Higher National Diploma in Public Administration, Management or other related fields.
• Possession of NYSC Discharge Certificate
• Experience in administration will be an added advantage.