Technical Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer

Golborn Services Limited is a GovTech company focused on accelerating digital transformation across Nigeria's public sector. We develop and deploy innovative technology solutions that improve institutional efficiency, strengthen public service delivery and enable data-driven decision-making.

As we expand our operations across federal and state governments, we are seeking an experienced and highly creative candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title Technical Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer

Location

Location: Abuja

About the role

• We are looking for an exceptional Technical Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer who can combine strategic thinking, business analysis, technology literacy and project coordination to support executive decision-making and organisational execution.
• The successful candidate will work directly with the CEO to coordinate strategic initiatives, monitor business performance, prepare executive-level reports and presentations, and ensure effective follow-through on key management decisions.
• You will serve as an important coordination point between the CEO and the company's commercial, technical, finance and corporate services functions.
• This is not a conventional administrative or personal assistant role. It requires a professional who can independently analyse complex business issues, conduct research, develop strategic recommendations and coordinate high-priority initiatives.
• We are particularly interested in candidates with backgrounds in management consulting, technology consulting, corporate strategy, business analysis, project management or executive advisory.

Key responsibilities

Strategic planning and executive support:

• Support the CEO in developing, communicating and executing the company's strategic priorities.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable implementation plans, milestones and performance indicators.
• Conduct research and analysis to support executive decision-making.
• Prepare strategic briefs, executive presentations, business cases and decision papers.
• Coordinate strategic planning sessions, executive workshops and management reviews.
• Maintain a structured register of the CEO's strategic priorities, decisions and assigned actions.
• Monitor the implementation of strategic initiatives and identify execution risks, delays and dependencies.

Business analysis and performance monitoring:

• Consolidate and analyse business performance reports from Commercial, Technology, Finance and Corporate Services.
• Develop executive dashboards, management reporting templates and performance scorecards.
• Monitor departmental performance against approved business objectives and identify operational gaps.
• Prepare periodic business performance summaries and executive management reports.
• Conduct business analysis, feasibility assessments and financial reviews to support strategic decisions.
• Identify operational inefficiencies and recommend opportunities for improvement.
• Support management in evaluating business performance, resource allocation and organisational effectiveness.

Technology and digital transformation:

• Conduct research on emerging GovTech trends, digital public infrastructure, enterprise technology and public-sector digital transformation opportunities.
• Support the CEO in evaluating strategic technology initiatives, product opportunities and potential technology partnerships.
• Work closely with the CTO and technical teams to monitor strategic technology projects and product development milestones.
• Translate complex technical information into clear executive-level briefs and presentations.
• Support the preparation of technology concept papers, solution briefs and presentations for government and institutional stakeholders.
• Research relevant government digital transformation programmes, technology policies and emerging market opportunities.
• Monitor the progress of strategic technology initiatives and highlight issues requiring executive attention.

Strategic project coordination and execution:

• Coordinate high-priority projects and special assignments delegated by the CEO.
• Develop project implementation plans, milestone trackers, action registers and progress reports.
• Monitor the execution of strategic initiatives across departments.
• Follow up with responsible teams to ensure timely completion of agreed deliverables.
• Identify project risks, cross-functional dependencies and execution bottlenecks.
• Facilitate collaboration between departmental heads on initiatives requiring executive coordination.
• Prepare consolidated project status reports and escalate critical issues to the CEO.
• Support the implementation of corrective actions and operational improvement initiatives.

Executive stakeholder and partnership coordination:

• Support the CEO in coordinating relationships with strategic partners, government institutions, technology partners and other key stakeholders.
• Conduct background research and prepare briefing notes ahead of high-level executive engagements.
• Develop presentations, executive summaries and supporting materials for strategic meetings.
• Coordinate internal preparation for partnership discussions and institutional engagements.
• Document strategic meeting outcomes, agreed commitments and assigned responsibilities.
• Follow up with relevant departments to ensure timely implementation of agreed actions.
• Support the coordination and monitoring of strategic partnerships and joint initiatives.

Corporate governance and executive reporting:

• Support the preparation of board presentations, management reports and executive performance updates.
• Coordinate the collection and consolidation of information required for management and board-level reviews.
• Track the implementation of relevant management and board decisions.
• Maintain accurate records of strategic decisions, assigned responsibilities and implementation deadlines.
• Work with departmental heads to ensure executive reports are accurate, timely and complete.
• Handle sensitive commercial, operational and strategic information with appropriate confidentiality and discretion.

Executive office coordination:

• Manage the CEO's strategic action register and monitor progress on delegated assignments.

• Coordinate information flow between the CEO and departmental heads.

• Support the prioritisation of matters requiring executive attention.

• Prepare agendas, briefing materials and action summaries for key management meetings.

• Ensure management decisions and commitments are documented and tracked.

• Undertake special projects and strategic assignments as directed by the CEO.

• What success looks like in this role

You will be expected to:

• Provide timely, accurate and insightful analysis that supports executive decision-making.
• Ensure strategic initiativ