EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/GRANT WRITER – Victoria Falls OffshoreCentre 281 views

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About Victoria Falls Offshore Centre Limited (VFOC)

VFOC has been tasked to develop and implement an International Financial Centre in Victoria Falls. An international financial centre allows Zimbabwe to attract investment into Zimbabwe by offering incentives and regulations that are different from the mainland. This model has achieved great success in many countries including Kazakhstan. Qatar, and Dubai.

What we are looking for

VFOC is a start-up. We are looking for entrepreneurial people, who can develop systems and processes from scratch. You must be prepared to do whatever you can to make this a success as part of a team.

Position Overview

The Executive Assistant’s role is to plan, organize, and support the administrative and operational activities in the Office of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). They will also be instrumental in writing successful grant applications to harness the financial resources for VFOC.

Principal Duties

• Organize and prioritize critical issues and required information for the CEO to facilitate intervention and efficient decision making.
• Compile and condense monthly and quarterly activity reports submitted to the Office of the CEO for high level decision making.
• Maintain a database of external engagements with relevant stakeholders.
• Conducts relevant research, prepares background papers, talking points, speeches, correspondence, reports, and official statements for the CEO.
• Manage communication between the executives and key stakeholders by reviewing the necessary correspondence for approval.
• Collaborate with relevant personnel to ensure seamless implementation of the CEO’s programme of activities, meetings, as well as official high-level travel schedules.
• Arrange and coordinate CEO’s engagements and executive meetings, record minutes and tracks action points.
• Manage the CEO’s competing official and unofficial demands.
• Develop a database of possible grant providers
• Submit grant applications

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Secretarial Studies, Management, Business Studies or otherrelated fields.
• Demonstrable experience in high-level information management and task coordination.
• Experience in developing and submitting grant proposals
• Experience working with a diverse group of stakeholders is required

Competencies and Skills Required

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Time-management skills.
• Ability to pay attention to detail.
• Organization skills and ability to multitask.
• Interpersonal skills.