About the job

As an Administrative Business Partner, you’re at the heart of your team’s business operations and activities and the soul that keeps your team moving forward. You anticipate the needs of your managers and team members and help them stay focused on their projects by resolving operational and administrative issues before they arise. You move quickly with the changing environment and are up to date with the latest Google products and services. You also use that knowledge to strategically support your team’s projects. In addition to being organized and analytical, you possess the strong business judgment and communication skills needed to interact with a variety of people and job functions.

Administrative jobs at Google are staffed by organized and dependable people driven by a common company goal: to help us accomplish great things. Working behind the scenes, we make a significant impact on the people we support as well as on Google users around the world. We’re adept at leading and managing a variety of simultaneous projects, which requires the particular talent of being able to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Support Managing Directors for Africa, Country Directors in Nigeria and Kenya.
• Schedule, maintain, and update calendar events, with some guidance.
• Prepare meetings for the executive or team with some guidance.
• Execute expense management activities with some guidance.
• Plan and organize internal and external programs and events and manage event logistics in collaboration with internal partners and external vendors.

Minimum qualifications:

• 3 years of administrative experience in a technology or international environment working on administrative tasks (e.g., travel management, expense reports, calendar management, facilities coordination, etc.).
• Experience in managing calendars, coordinating travel, and processing expense reports.

Preferred qualifications:

• Ability to collaborate effectively with a range of individuals and teams, building strong relationships and contributing positively to a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to be a role model of Google’s culture by helping to develop and cultivate excitement, positivity and productivity in the organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.