- Role: Executive Assistant to the CEO
- Location: Nigeria
- Contract: 6 months
Why Us and Why This Role
Seize the opportunity to be part of a unique business with an exciting vision for the future - where we dare to be bold, discover what’s possible, and do incredible. Dare. Discover. Do.
At PZ Cussons, we offer five big reasons that people join and stay: Futureproof Our Brands, Create Your Own Impact, Accelerate Your Craft, Flexibility to Perform, And Collaborate with Intent.
As Executive Assistant to the CEO, you’ll help create the focus, organisation and momentum that enable effective business leadership.
You’ll manage complex priorities, connect senior stakeholders and ensure the CEO has the information and preparation needed to make informed decisions. Your judgement, discretion and ability to stay ahead will directly influence executive productivity and stakeholder confidence. This is a trusted role with broad exposure across the organisation and regular interaction with regional, global and external partners.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Create space for strategic leadership by managing a complex diary, resolving conflicts and keeping the CEO focused on the priorities that matter most.
- Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and external stakeholders, ensuring communication is timely, professional and well coordinated.
- Make meetings count by preparing clear briefings and materials, capturing decisions and driving agreed actions through to completion.
- Deliver seamless executive travel, events and logistics, anticipating potential issues and putting practical contingency plans in place.
- Keep priority initiatives moving by coordinating assignments, monitoring deadlines and supporting collaboration across functions.
- Protect confidential information while improving administrative workflows through secure records, accurate expense management and effective use of digital tools.
What You’ll Bring
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in Business Administration, Management, Communications or a related discipline.
- At least five years’ progressive experience in executive or senior administrative support, ideally supporting a CEO or another C-suite leader.
- Experience managing demanding schedules, multiple priorities and changing deadlines with limited supervision.
- Confidence preparing executive correspondence, presentations, meeting materials, reports and action trackers.
- Strong stakeholder-management skills, with the tact and professionalism to engage senior leaders and external partners.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive.
- Excellent organisation, communication and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail.
- High integrity, sound judgement and a proven ability to handle sensitive information with discretion.
What You’ll Get In Return
Our benefit brings together your total rewards in one place.
Key benefits we offer include:
- Competitive annual bonus, pension, life assurance
- Medical Insurance
- Flexible holiday options
- PZ products
- Onsite gym (where available)
Our Purpose, Culture and Values
At PZ Cussons, our purpose is For Everyone, For Life, For Good. Guided by our BEST values, Bold, Energetic, Striving and Together, we nurture a culture where people feel empowered to grow, perform and make a meaningful difference every day.
We retain the pioneering spirit of our founders, by building portfolios of locally-loved brands across our key markets in the UK, ANZ, Nigeria and Indonesia, backed by the manufacturing scale and capability of a global business.
Spanning Personal, Home, and Baby Care, our products are trusted by millions of consumers worldwide, including Carex, Childs Farm, Cussons Baby, Imperial Leather, Morning Fresh, Original Source, Premier, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez.
Inclusion and Fairness
We’re committed to building diverse teams that reflect our consumers and communities, creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and able to thrive. If you need any adjustments during the process, just let us know.
Dare to be bold, Discover what’s possible, and Do the incredible.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in Business Administration, Management, Communications, or a related discipline
- At least five years of progressive experience in executive or senior administrative support
- Experience supporting a CEO or another C-suite leader
- Experience managing demanding schedules, multiple priorities, and changing deadlines with limited supervision
- Experience preparing executive correspondence, presentations, meeting materials, reports, and action trackers
- Strong stakeholder-management skills and professionalism when engaging senior leaders and external partners
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive
- Excellent organization, communication, and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail
- High integrity, sound judgment, and ability to handle sensitive information with discretion
What We Do
Want to be part of the success story of some of the world’s leading household brands? Join us and you could be helping to enhance the lives of consumers around the world with extraordinary products. Talent, imagination and drive will take you places at PZ Cussons. Join our global family to see what’s possible. We believe work should be fulfilling and talent should be recognised, so if you have positive attitude, aptitude and ambition, there’s no end to the opportunities available. You’ll work on the best brands, in interesting markets and with great people who truly excel in their field. We have teams based in London, Manchester and Salford in the UK, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and New York! Our brands include Carex, Charles Worthington, Cussons Baby, Fudge haircare range, Imperial Leather, Original Source, Rafferty’s Garden, Sanctuary Spa, St. Tropez, and many more… and you could be part of it…
