Job Overview

The Executive Assistant in Management Consulting will provide strategic, administrative, and development support to the CEO and the Executive Management Team. The role combines executive support with responsibility for strategic initiatives, operational priorities, business reviews, process improvement, and performance reporting.

The successful candidate will work with senior and mid-level leadership to support the timely execution of key initiatives, maintain effective operating mechanisms, and help the organisation implement systems and processes needed to grow at scale.

Job Details

Employer: FoodCo Nigeria Limited
Job Type: Full Time
Preferred Qualification: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Experience: 5-7 years’ experience at a top-tier management consulting firm
Job Field: Management Consulting
Location: Ibadan, Oyo state

About the Organization

FoodCo Nigeria Limited is a diversified consumer goods company with interests in retail, quick service restaurants, entertainment, and manufacturing. Founded in Ibadan, south-west Nigeria, in 1982, the company operates in-store and online retail channels and is described as one of Nigeria’s leading national supermarket chains.

FoodCo employs over 850 staff across fifteen outlets in Ibadan, Lagos, and Ogun State. The company continues to expand, with additional outlets under construction and scheduled to open within the following year. Its social enterprise initiatives include providing market access for small-scale suppliers and hosting capacity-building workshops to help small businesses scale their operations.

Responsibilities

• Support and help drive company-wide transformation and strategic initiatives.
• Build and maintain key relationships across the organisation.
• Assist with overseeing strategic business initiatives from development through successful execution under the guidance of executive management.
• Design and implement cross-functional systems and processes required for organisational growth at scale.
• Lead targeted process-improvement initiatives and model a continuous-improvement mindset.
• Maintain the rhythm of key operating mechanisms to support the CEO in driving business operations and strategy projects.
• Work with senior and mid-level leadership to support the effective and timely execution of key business reviews.
• Collaborate with leadership to track, analyse, and report organisational performance periodically.
• Plan and organise the CEO’s weekly and monthly administrative duties, including managing an active calendar of appointments, preparing correspondence, and preparing for meetings.
• Assist the CEO with external commitments and engagements involving a variety of external stakeholders.
• Ensure the CEO has the information required to remain productive and send agendas to meeting attendees when necessary.
• Monitor information flow and, when appropriate, act as a gatekeeper to ensure the CEO is involved in projects and decision-making processes at the right time.
• Manage the meeting cadence for the board of directors and leadership team, ensuring materials are sent in advance, time is well spent, and objectives are achieved.
• Plan and lead company retreats and other special events.

Requirements and Qualifications

The role requires a candidate with experience in a top-tier management consulting firm and the ability to operate across strategic, administrative, and organisational priorities.

• Very high intellectual capacity.
• A proven track record of generating results.
• Logical thinking and strong communication ability.
• Good business instincts and the ability to quickly understand key business drivers.
• Creativity and curiosity, with comfort in bringing new perspectives.
• A strong bias towards action.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Self-starter who can make decisions without supervision.
• Organised, kind, respectful, and self-aware.
• Commitment to FoodCo’s mission of becoming the foremost retailer in the country.

Quick Eligibility Check

• Preferred qualification: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Required experience: 5-7 years’ experience at a top-tier management consulting firm
• Verified duty station: Ibadan, Oyo state
• Employment type: Full Time
• Core requirement: Very high intellectual capacity
• Core requirement: Proven track record of generating results
• Core requirement: Strong communication ability
• Core requirement: Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously

Application Readiness Checklist

• If applicable, make the preferred qualification easy to verify in the education or certification section of your CV.
• Show evidence of the required experience through relevant roles, dates and measurable responsibilities.
• Tailor your CV to the verified responsibilities and Management Consulting skills stated in this vacancy.
• Confirm that the vacancy is still open before submitting your application.

Vacancy Verification

This vacancy was checked by AfriJobSpace on September 5, 2026 against the employer’s official recruitment source. View the official vacancy source.

Application Safety

Apply only through the official employer channel provided on this page. Do not pay anyone to submit or process your application, and verify unexpected recruitment messages directly with the employer.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application through the employer’s official application platform using the Apply for Job button on this page.