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Executive Assistant To CPO at Save the Children
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 1 day ago (27 Oct 2026) Deadline: 11 Nov 2026 Updated about 2 hours ago
Job Description
The Executive Assistant to the Chief People Officer provides comprehensive administrative and organisational support, enabling the CPO to focus on strategic priorities. Responsibilities include managing complex diaries and inboxes, coordinating meetings across time zones, arranging domestic and international travel, and preparing governance documents. The role also supports onboarding, stakeholder communication and knowledge management within the People department.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s degree (BA/BSc/HND) or equivalent
- • Demonstrated experience providing executive support to senior leaders
- • Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
- • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
- • Proven ability to manage confidential information with discretion
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Manage the CPO’s diary and high‑volume inbox with discretion
- • Coordinate meetings, webinars and governance sessions across multiple time zones
- • Arrange complex domestic and international travel, including visas and itineraries
- • Prepare agendas, compile papers, take minutes and track actions for key meetings
- • Draft, edit and proofread reports, presentations and correspondence
- • Support onboarding of new direct reports and facilitate departmental communication
- • Maintain confidential records and handle sensitive information securely