A fantastic opportunity for a highly skilled Executive Assistant, to join a Global Tech Giant's Advertising division!
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Executive Assistant who is super organised and professional, resourceful, efficient, flexible and who will thrive in a fast paced environment.
The successful candidate will be a collaborative team member with a friendly work style.
Suitable candidates will have a minimum of 5 year's experience supporting at senior level- ideally with recent exposure to Technology and/ or Media.
The position is to provide 1:1 support to a Senior Exec, and with some occasional support to other Executives as and when required.
This is a temporary contraction for a duration of 12 months, covering maternity leave. Due to start at the end of February/ beginning of March.
Advanced systems and software skills are required, including MS Office, Mac Books, and Keynote.
Key Qualifications:
- Experience as an EA to a Senior Leader
- Flexible approach to work
- Excellent networking skills .
- Global awareness, time zones, culture, logistics
- Excellent communication skills - verbal and written involving high-level communications with internal and external contacts
- Effective time management, uses initiative to prioritise workload and execute against multiple projects and deadlines
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, anticipate issues, stay calm under pressure
- Interpersonal/relationship building skills/proactive collaboration within a team
- Exceptional assessment and organisational skills; attention to detail and excellent follow-through
- Demonstrates ability to take initiative, anticipate needs and exercise independent/sound judgement
- Demonstrates passion for learning new things, continuous improvement, sharing best practice
- Direct experience taking care of sensitive and conflicting situations in a diplomatic manner
- Strong Keynote, Pages and Excel skills
- Determined, self-motivated and eager to take on new challenges
- Ability to anticipate change and react efficiently
- Experience of working with remote teams
- Patience and a positive approach
The role will involve handling and maintaining highly confidential and sensitive information, proactively managing team support, and on-boarding new employees.
You'll also help contribute to a fun and creative approach to team activities!
Handle Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.