Executive and Commercial Assistant at Edves Digital Education

About the Role

We invite applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of Executive and Commercial Assistant.

Key Responsibilities

• Research and identify opportunities, potential clients, and partners globally
• Manage appointments with prospective clients and partners and follow up with status updates and next steps
• Conduct industry, customer, product, and competitive research as needed
• Analyze sales, customer, and other relevant data to generate insights for decision-making
• Develop and propose strategic initiatives
• Liaise with senior management and team leads
• Write content for blog posts, social media, and customer, partner, and prospect engagement
• Plan and manage the COO's activities, schedule, and calendar
• Conserve the COO's time by reading, researching, collecting, and analyzing information in advance
• Prepare presentation slides, meeting notes, and other relevant documents
• Handle presentations where necessary
• Attend meetings and document discussions
• Perform a wide variety of executive support duties as needed

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Multilingual abilities (French is an added advantage)
• Tech savvy with knowledge of productivity tools, cloud storage, and meeting platforms
• Strong business sense and sound judgment
• Strategic thinking ability and capacity to add value to existing processes
• Excellent time-management skills
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
• Ability to multitask efficiently and work independently
• Excellent listening and phone skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Good negotiation skills
• High emotional intelligence
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build long-lasting relationships
• Passionate, driven, self-confident, and focused approach to work
• Strong interest in education and educational technology