About This Role
You’ll be the operational backbone of the GCM’s office, managing schedules, travel, correspondence, events, and cross-departmental coordination across Visa’s West and Central Africa region. This is a senior EA role — not a junior admin position.
Key Responsibilities
Personal Assistant Support
- Organise the GCM’s daily schedule and ensure all meeting requirements are met
- Sort, prioritise, and distribute incoming mail — handling urgent matters in the GCM’s absence
- Book and coordinate travel within tight deadlines and compile detailed itineraries
- Prepare correspondence, documents, and presentation materials
- Translate letters or documents from clients and stakeholders where required
- Handle expense claims and maintain client contact data
Liaising and Coordinating
- Coordinate with Visa departments to implement activities across the business
- Organise meetings, offsites, and budget management for events
- Raise purchase requisitions and purchase orders and ensure timely invoice payments
- Work closely with all business functions and coordinate client meetings
Corporate Hospitality
- Organise and execute corporate hospitality events across WCA markets
- Manage event planner reports, budgeting, and costing
- Coordinate with internal event management teams
Ad Hoc Projects
- Complete research, presentation work, and special projects as requested by management
Requirements
- University degree in Business Administration or equivalent
- Experience in a blue-chip retail or service sector organisation
- Financial services experience is advantageous
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite — Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
- Project management experience — ability to manage multiple concurrent projects
- Multicultural sensitivity and interpersonal relationship management skills
- Proactive, solution-oriented, and comfortable working under pressure
- Self-motivated with ability to work independently and within a team
How to Apply
Apply through the Visa official careers portal:
Apply here: https://careers.visa.com
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