Executive Assistant to the CEO at Money in Minutes

Unlock Your Next Career Milestone: Executive Assistant to the CEO at Money in Minutes (MIM)

Are you a seasoned professional with a passion for driving operational excellence at the highest level? Do you thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments where your organizational prowess directly impacts groundbreaking initiatives? If so, an incredible opportunity awaits you at Money in Minutes (MIM).

MIM Finance Company Limited is a pioneering UK-originated FinTech start-up currently expanding its footprint in Nigeria. Our mission is clear and impactful: to provide straightforward and instant finance to consumers, helping solve critical access-to-finance challenges across Africa. Beyond financial inclusion, MIM’s innovative products empower low- and middle-class earners to acquire essential white goods and solar energy equipment, directly addressing the electricity challenges on the continent. Now, we are looking for a stellar professional to join our leadership support team.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced and proactive Executive Assistant to provide strategic, administrative, and project coordination support to our CEO on a high-profile government recruitment project. This is a fast-paced and high-responsibility role that requires exceptional organization, sound judgment, absolute discretion, and the ability to seamlessly manage multiple priorities.

The successful candidate will bring significant experience supporting C-suite executives in complex, high-volume, and stakeholder-driven environments. You must be entirely comfortable working under pressure, coordinating across multiple teams, handling sensitive information, and following through on critical deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive executive and administrative support to the CEO.
• Manage the CEO’s calendar, meetings, appointments, travel arrangements, and competing priorities.
• Coordinate activities relating to the government recruitment project, ensuring key milestones and deadlines are met.
• Liaise effectively with internal teams, clients, government representatives, candidates, and other external stakeholders.
• Coordinate interviews, recruitment schedules, executive meetings, workshops, and project review sessions.
• Prepare professional reports, presentations, meeting agendas, briefing documents, correspondence, and minutes.
• Monitor project timelines, track deliverables, and follow up on action items to support successful project execution.
• Screen emails and correspondence, prioritize urgent matters, and draft professional communications on behalf of the CEO.
• Organize and maintain accurate project records, recruitment documentation, and confidential files.
• Anticipate the CEO’s needs, proactively identifying and resolving potential challenges.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with the highest level of professionalism and discretion.
• Perform other executive support and project coordination duties as assigned.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of four years of experience supporting C-suite executives in an Executive Assistant or similar capacity. Demonstrated experience supporting complex recruitment, government, public-sector, consulting, or project-based operations is essential.
• Skills: Exceptional organizational, planning, prioritization, and time-management skills; excellent written and verbal English communication skills; strong stakeholder-management and interpersonal abilities.
• Professional Traits: High level of professionalism, integrity, discretion, and emotional intelligence. Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and manage multiple priorities under pressure.
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Workspace, alongside hands-on experience using project-management tools such as Asana, ClickUp, Monday.com, or Trello.
• Preferred: Previous experience supporting government or public-sector projects; a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Human Resources, Project Management, or a related field; relevant project-management certifications.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will embody outstanding executive-support capabilities, strong project-coordination skills, and meticulous attention to detail. You should possess a proactive, resourceful, and solution-oriented mindset, remaining composed and effective when deadlines loom.

Method of Application

If you meet the criteria and are ready to take on this exciting challenge with Money in Minutes, please submit your updated CV and a compelling cover letter detailing your relevant C-suite support experience to our recruitment team via email at careers@moneyinminutes.com.