Executive Assistant & Project Manager - Damco, Cape Town, South Africa
The position is Manager Level, based in Cape Town, South Africa will be reporting to the Regional Chief Executive Officer. The successful candidate will provide all necessary support to assist the CEO in reaching Damco Africa’s objectives.
Main Objectives
The majority of time will be spent on delivering high quality outcomes on range of projects and tasks assigned by CEO. Other tasks will include:
• Follow up within region on actions delegated by CEO to Leaders
• Preparation, support, and delivery of various regional meetings (e.g. bi-annual Regional Leadership Team meetings, Quarterly Business Reviews)
• Be a focal point on hinterland / long-haul network business across Africa
• Assist and deliver on strategy development in conjunction with CEO
• Drive projects in countries e.g. assisting to reduce overdue/outstandings
• Act as the ‘Go-To’ person for Damco Africa both within the region and globally
• Assist and author various sections of monthly report to Copenhagen
• Research and distribute news and updates on information pertaining to Africa
• Take a leading role in communication strategy and requirements for Damco Africa.
• Be the marketing lead within the region with regards to press releases and branding etc.
• Run with projects in the countries where necessary
• Assistance to department secretary on travel arrangements for CEO if required
Key Competencies
The ideal candidate has a good mix of business knowledge and experience as well as the following:
• Damco experience with good understanding of freight-forwarding business transactions
• 3-5 years APMM seniority
• Ability to work independently
• Capacity to absorb new information
• Capacity to solve problems
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships across all levels in the organisation
• Ability to anticipate and understand CEO’s needs and requirements
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Sense of urgency
• Ability to multi-task and handle changing priorities
• Ability to deliver high quality results
• Diplomacy and ability to maintain confidentiality in sensitive matters
• Willingness to act as a sparring partner to CEO
• University degree (or similar) considered an advantage
Learning Opportunities
• Opportunity to receive regular CEO-level coaching
• Insight and exposure to Damco leaders (Global and Regional)
• Drive a number of key priorities and projects within the region, impacting our bottom-line performance
• Gain experience and understanding across all functions and geographies in Africa
• Gain a unique understanding on collaborating with all levels of colleagues
Company
Damco is the brand of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group's logistics activities, and is one of the world's leading providers of freight forwarding and supply chain management services. For more than 20 years, Damco has been offering a broad range of transportation and logistics solutions to customers all over the world, and has over 9500 colleagues in 280 offices, covering more than 90 countries in Africa, Asia, North America, Europe, Middle East, and Latin America. Damco is an independent business activity within the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group. We embrace diversity and recruit the best person for the job – regardless of gender, age, nationality, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.Executive Assistant & Project Manager - Damco, Cape Town, South Africa
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