job reference :
 HQ 8894
job title :
 Bilingual (German) PA to CEO (Part time)
salary :
 £24000 per year
Salary is based on pro rata the hours worked on a Part time basis.
job type :
 Permanent
job hours :
 Part Time
location :
 Northampton, Northamptonshire
category :
 Commercial and Accountancy, Commercial jobs
date added :
 14 Jan 2010
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Superb opportunity for German speaking PA to work for CEO of leading Northampton organisation. You will be fluent in German language skills both written and spoken, this is an essential requirement for this role.

This role involves working Monday to Thursday, 8am to 5pm but the ideal candidate must have the flexibility to work earlier/later when required and may be sometimes on Friday. The company operates a flexi time system which enables you to bank hours when necessary. It is a demanding and at times challenging role and needs a competent, strong individual who is approachable but able to work on a very confidential basis.

Your main responsibility is to provide a dedicated and confidential Personal Assistant support role to the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Engineering.

Duties involve:

Coordinate diaries and arrange a large amount of travel and meetings as required.
Act as a key point of contact for other Directors and Managers
Take appropriate action when dealing with incoming correspondence and telephone calls.
Arrange hotel accommodation and transport for visitors.
Create & approve purchase requisitions or purchases via credit cards.
Maintain holiday records for Directors and Senior Managers.
Coordinate Board meetings – including minute taking.
Provide hospitality for meetings.
Deal with mileage claims.
The skills and experience necessary to carry out the role are:

Fluent German language skills both written and verbal
Minimum 2 years experience, working as a PA at a similar level and you will have been supporting a senior business figure.
You must be IT literate in MS Office applications including Word, Excel and Power Point.
Excellent communication skills, written and oral along with strong administration/organisational ability.
Fast, accurate typing, looking at approx 55 wpm
A knowledge of SAP is very desirable.
You will have a systematic and methodical approach to working and work well with detailed information. Able to build solid, trusting relationships with colleagues/managers and Senior Personnel. You must be aware of the sensitivities and politics that can impact an organisation, so will be used to working in a position of absolute trust. As a person you must be flexible and able to adapt to a challenging and varied workload at times as CEO spends some time travelling and time zones can cross.

As an experience PA in this role you will be used to working on your own initiative and always remain calm and steady under pressure at all times.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work at a high level and for a very senior person in the organisation/

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