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Do you enjoy planning and organising? Do you want to work in a fast-paced and stimulating environment? Are you proactive, intellectually curious and solution-oriented? Do you have experience in a corporate, international office environment and are you up for a challenge to progress your career? Would you like to be part of a young, fun, dynamic and international team?
Then this offer is for you!
How to apply?
To apply for this position, please submit your application (both cover letter and resume) online: https://survey.harrisonassessments.com/umux-e698-4wej
Candidates who have a profile matching what we are looking for will then be contacted for an interview. Applications without a cover letter will not be taken into account.
What we are looking for:
We are looking for a highly motivated Executive Assistant to provide administrative support to our 4 Managing Partners, and our growing team of 60+ staff.
Profiles of candidates wishing to apply should present the following characteristics:
- Proficiency in spoken and written English and French
- Work permit holder
- Experience working as part of a team
- Motivated, dynamic, flexible, can-do attitude
- Highly organised, proactive and detail oriented
- Able to work under pressure with a professional attitude
- Excellent grasp of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Around 2 years’ experience within team administration or office management:
- Desired but not essential traits:
- Prior experience working within a consultancy or agency environment.
- An interest/knowledge in advocacy or communications.
What will you do?
- Manage the diaries of the Partners,
- Book travel for the Partners and manage their expenses,
- Proactively follow-up with the Partners on their actions from internal meetings,
- Format documents for them using Microsoft Office tools e.g., Word/Excel/PowerPoint,
- Produce presentations, agendas and take minutes for internal management meetings and wider team meetings,
- Supervise the Front-office: answering landline phone and door, welcoming guests, receiving deliveries, ensuring that the office is neat and clean;
- Support the whole team in organising physical meetings, including setting up the meeting rooms, ordering catering and booking restaurants;
- Update contact details in CRM;
- Provide administrative support;
- Book travel for staff.
What will you get?
We offer career progression and professional development, with training opportunities and on-the-job learning.
In addition to a competitive salary based on your experience, your core benefits package will include:
- 20 days legal holiday plus 5 discretionary days (plus public holidays).
- Private healthcare insurance.
- A company pension plan.
We have a very active social calendar all year round and a great office space located between the Schuman roundabout and the Cinquantenaire Parc.
About the role:
Starting date: As soon as possible
Length: Long-term contract
Time commitment: Full-time
Presence in the office is required (with some exceptions).
About Acumen:
Acumen Public Affairs (www.acumenpa.com) is an independent consultancy based in heart of the European district in Brussels, with both European and International clients.
The Acumen team of 60+ people work on a range of issues for clients that include companies and associations. Acumen projects range from tailor made monitoring of policy issues with impact on businesses and/or sectors, public affairs and communication campaigns, strategy development, policy events, media relations specifically relating to policy, as well as social media campaigns.
We look forward to meeting you!
The Acumen Team