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Vacancy: Business Manager and PA to CEO

A top client in the production and manufacturing industry seeks a suitable candidate for this position.
Qualified candidates should send CV to [email protected] immediately.
Job Type: Contract
Position Summary
The ideal candidate will be familiar with all matters business, a competent worker with demonstrable leadership skills, able to provide guidance that enhances performance in a manner which incorporates the company’s vision and culture
The goal will be to ensure the profitability of Onward Group activities to drive sustainable development and long-term success.
Position Specifications
- Personal Support to the CEO
- Administrative, secretarial and diary support for the CEO
- Provide full PA service, including diary management, arranging appointments, handling/responding to e-mails, preparing correspondence, dealing with expenses claims
Operational Planning
- Support the CEO in producing and monitoring the operational plan.
- Develop business management goals and objectives that tend to growth and prosperity
- Design and implement business plans and strategies to promote the attainment of goals
Tracking and supporting new business opportunities
- Source for new business opportunities
- Manage and report the pipeline of opportunities and new business
- Track progress of bids and tenders – work with leads to bring tender requests to the Organisation
- With the support of colleagues from finance – prepare high quality and accurately costed proposals and tender responses, coordinate tender production and submission process.
- Develop business management goals and objectives that tend to growth
- Design and implement business plans and strategies to promote the attainment of goals
Tracking core projects
- Manage and report on the pipeline of core projects and productions
- Track progress of current projects against agreed project milestones including review and publications deadlines
- Perform multi-faceted general office support
- Assess overall company performance against objectives
- Perform other duties as assigned
Core Competencies
- Strong communication and people skills
- Proficient in English (oral and written)
- Problem-solving skills
- Able to manage time proficiently
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills
- Thorough understanding of diverse business processes and strategy development
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office, databases and information systems
- Good understanding of research methods and data analysis techniques
- Excellent diary management skills
- Excellent communications skills – verbal and written
- Knowledge and experience of project management principles
- Numerate with an ability to use spread-sheets to present data
- Able to work with minimal supervision or support and use initiative to tackle challenges constructively and find creative ways forward
- Able to relate to key stakeholders at all levels of an organisation
Education
Degree
Experience
- Proven experience as business manager or PA to the CEO
- BSc/BA in Business Management or relevant field
- Experience of preparing costings for proposals and bids
- Knowledge and experience of contract negotiation
- Experience in business development
Salary: Attractive
Qualified candidates should send CV to [email protected] immediately. Use Business Manager and PA to CEO as subject of the email
