Executive Assistant at an Undisclosed Fitness & Wellness Company via Elvaridah – Victoria Island

A growing fitness and wellness company is recruiting an Executive Assistant in Victoria Island, Lagos, through Elvaridah Limited. The role combines confidential executive assistance with strategic project coordination, performance monitoring and cross-functional operational support.

Working pattern: Fully on-site, Monday to Friday, 8:30am–6:00pm.

Executive and leadership support

• Manage executive calendars, appointments, travel, communications and day-to-day priorities, anticipating competing demands and resolving scheduling challenges.
• Prepare agendas, presentations, reports, briefing notes, correspondence and decision-support materials.
• Screen enquiries, prioritise requests, follow up on urgent issues and liaise professionally with internal and external stakeholders.
• Organise leadership meetings and strategy sessions, record decisions and minutes, and track actions to completion.
• Handle confidential company and executive information with discretion and sound judgement.

Projects, coordination and performance

• Help plan, deliver and monitor strategic initiatives, maintaining milestones, project trackers, dashboards and executive progress reports.
• Coordinate projects involving Operations, Marketing, Sales, Customer Experience, Finance, HR and Fitness Operations.
• Follow up with department heads on priorities and commitments, flag risks or delays and support timely implementation.
• Track key performance indicators and operational measures, preparing updates and recommendations for leadership.
• Research business questions, gather and analyse information, and support decision-making and process improvements.
• Coordinate special projects, budgets, vendors, procurement, documents and other operational requirements when assigned.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Project Management, Economics or a related discipline.
• Three to five years’ experience in executive assistance, chief-of-staff support, project coordination, operations coordination or a comparable role.
• Experience supporting C-suite or senior executives is highly preferred.
• Experience in a startup, fitness, hospitality, healthcare, retail or another service-led environment is an advantage.

Skills and attributes

• Excellent organisation, time management, project delivery, prioritisation and the ability to handle several workstreams at once.
• Strong commercial judgement, analysis, problem-solving and attention to detail.
• Confident written and spoken communication, stakeholder engagement and cross-team influence without direct authority.
• Initiative, emotional intelligence, independence, professionalism, integrity and absolute discretion.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and Google Workspace.
• Ability to maintain structure and accountability in a fast-moving environment while working effectively under pressure.