Executive Assistant to the CEO

• Listing summary: Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Business Administration, Business Management, Public Administration, Office Administration, Secretarial Science, or a related field with relevant work experience

About the Position

The Executive Assistant will provide high-level executive, administrative, coordination, scheduling, communication, meeting-management, and follow-up support to the Group Chief Executive Officer.

This is a high-trust and high-responsibility position requiring a mature professional who can operate with speed, discretion, judgment, and professionalism in a demanding executive environment.

The position holder will serve as an important coordinator, aide, gatekeeper, organizer, counsel, and professional mirror to the GCEO—helping protect the CEO’s time, maintain executive discipline, ensure preparedness, and translate decisions and commitments into timely action.

Candidate Profile

We are looking for a candidate who is: Trusted. Discreet. Organized. Fast. Proactive. Agile. Professional.

The ideal candidate should have the ability to anticipate needs, manage multiple priorities simultaneously, work under pressure, and interact confidently and respectfully with senior executives, government officials, business leaders, and other high-profile stakeholders.

The candidate should be more than an administrator—a person who can think ahead, keep commitments visible, protect the executive’s time, follow through relentlessly, and maintain the professional standard of the GCEO’s Office.

Job Requirements

Education:

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Business Administration, Business Management, Public Administration, Office Administration, Secretarial Science, or a related field.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience.

• Previous experience as an Executive Assistant, Executive Secretary, Executive Office Coordinator, or similar position is required.

• Experience working in a GCEO/CEO/Managing Director’s Office is highly advantageous.

• Experience working with senior executives, government officials, VIPs, investors, customers, and other high-level stakeholders is an advantage.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the GCEO’s calendar, appointments, meetings, engagements, and daily schedule.

• Organize and prepare internal and external meetings, including agendas, materials, venues, participants, and logistics.

• Attend meetings as required, prepare accurate minutes, and capture decisions, action points, responsibilities, and deadlines.

• Maintain and actively follow up the GCEO’s action/decision tracker.

• Coordinate with executives, departments, Group companies, customers, partners, government offices, and other stakeholders.

• Receive, screen, prioritize, and appropriately manage visitors, calls, correspondence, invitations, and requests.

• Professionally handle high-profile guests, government officials, business leaders, investors, customers, and other VIP stakeholders.

• Maintain an organized, professional, efficient, and meeting-ready GCEO Office.

• Prepare and coordinate correspondence, reports, briefing materials, presentations, and other executive documents.

• Support GCEO travel, events, official engagements, and protocol arrangements.

• Maintain strict confidentiality of executive, corporate, strategic, financial, personnel, and other sensitive information.

• Proactively identify pending matters, upcoming commitments, potential conflicts, and issues requiring the GCEO’s attention.

• Provide timely reminders and follow-ups and ensure that commitments are not lost or delayed.

• Ensure the privacy, serenity, order, and exclusivity of the GCEO’s Office, professionally managing access, interruptions, visitors, and distractions while maintaining appropriate accessibility to the GCEO.E

• Perform other executive-office responsibilities assigned by the GCEO.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong computer literacy, particularly MS Office/Google Workspace, email, calendar management, document preparation, and presentation tools.

• Excellent English communication skills; knowledge of Amharic is required.

• Only female applicants are acceptable

Core Competencies

The successful candidate must demonstrate:

• Integrity and uncompromising confidentiality

• Executive maturity and professional presence

• Excellent organization and time management

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Proactiveness and anticipation

• Speed, responsiveness, and agility

• Excellent follow-up and coordination discipline

• Strong multitasking ability

• Attention to detail

• Good judgment and problem-solving ability

• Diplomacy and tact

• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities

• High level of professionalism in dealing with senior and high-profile stakeholders

• Commitment, reliability, and ownership

How To Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV and application letter along with other testimonies by filling the google form link attached here below

THIS LINK

Education:

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Business Administration, Business Management, Public Administration, Office Administration, Secretarial Science, or a related field.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Previous experience as an Executive Assistant, Executive Secretary, Executive Office Coordinator, or similar position is required.
• Experience working in a GCEO/CEO/Managing Director’s Office is highly advantageous.
• Experience working with senior executives, government officials, VIPs, investors, customers, and other high-level stakeholders is an advantage.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the GCEO’s calendar, appointments, meetings, engagements, and daily schedule.
• Organize and prepare internal and external meetings, including agendas, materials, venues, participants, and logistics.
• Attend meetings as required, prepare accurate minutes, and capture decisions, action points, responsibilities, and deadlines.
• Maintain and actively follow up the GCEO’s action/decision tracker.
• Coordinate with executives, departments, Group companies, customers, partners, government offices, and other stakeholders.
• Receive, screen, prioritize, and appropriately manage visitors, calls, correspondence, invitations, and requests.
• Professionally handle high-profile guests, government officials, business leaders, investors, customers, and other VIP stakeholders.
• Maintain an organized, professional, efficient, and meeting-ready GCEO Office.
• Prepare and coordinate correspondence, reports, briefing materials, presentations, and other executive documents.
• Support GCEO travel, events, official engagements, and protocol arrangements.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of executive, corporate, strategic, financial, personnel, and other sensitive information.
• Proactively identify pending matters, upcoming commitments, potential conflicts, and issues requiring the GCEO’s attention.
• Provide timely reminders and follow-ups and ensure that commitments are not lost or delayed.
• Ensure the privacy, serenity, order, and exclusivity of the GCEO’s Office, professionally managing access, interruptions, visitors, and distractions while maintaining appropriate accessibility to the GCEO.E
• Perform other executive-office responsibilities assigned by the GCEO.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong computer literacy, particularly MS Office/Google Workspace, email, calendar management, document preparation, and presentation tools.
• Excellent English communication skills; knowledge of Amharic is required.
• Only female applicants are acceptable Core Competencies The successful candidate must demonstrate:
• Integrity and uncompromising confidentiality
• Executive maturity and professional presence
• Excellent organization and time management
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proactiveness and anticipation
• Speed, responsiveness, and agility
• Excellent follow-up and coordination discipline
• Strong multitasking ability
• Attention to detail
• Good judgment and problem-solving ability
• Diplomacy and tact
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities
• High level of professionalism in dealing with senior and high-profile stakeholders
• Commitment, reliability, and ownership