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Administrative Assistant (ESA-ESTEC)

Noordwijk, ESA ESTEC, The Netherlands, Sapienza Consulting [1313]

Field(s) of expertise
Business Administration and Finance
Job type
Permanent
Education
BachelorDiplomaMaster
Deadline
Closed

About this job

We are recruiting an Administrative Assistant for Sapienza to work on our Customers Site (ESA-ESTEC) and support a team in the Directorate Telecom & Integrated Applications.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinating actions with other secretaries of the department
  • Planning/coordinating the commitments and meetings, organizing calendar and keeping the Department Offices informed on all issues of concern, supervising the preparation of files for such meetings and any special subjects
  • On personal initiative or on instructions, collecting information and documents necessary for the Department Staff to take actions on given issues
  • Maintain and manage confidential information
  • Analyzing incoming mail – paper and e-mail – and presenting these data in an organized and prioritized manner. Ensuring that important and urgent mail reaches staff to ensure timely responses
  • Coordinating actions with the TIA/T office and other Department offices; organizing and coordinating high-level meetings (e.g. Steering Boards)
  • Ensuring the diffusion of information between the Head of Office and the Programmes/Project Teams
  • Answering incoming calls and performing a pre-screening of these calls for direct connection with the Head of Office or for reply at a later time. Keeping organized records of these calls and checking closure and follow up
  • Preparation of staff missions and travel arrangements
  • Supporting the Department Head and TIA-T staff in the preparation and follow up of administrative, organisational and contractual matters
  • Composing routine correspondence and keeping a filing system for incoming/outgoing mail. Generating documents and textual and graphics presentations
  • Check for correct authorization, substantiating documentation and adherence to Agency rules and practice (ref. leave, mission, conference, authorization with regards to Staff Rules and Regulations, as well as financial procedures)
  • For the execution of the tasks the contractor will be expected to use related ESA Corporate software tools, documentation systems, and databases and interface with the relevant actors across the Agency
  • Provide support to ensure the implementation and operations of the Department Documentation Management System in accordance with the ISO requirements and TIA processes.
  • Establishing and maintaining the structure and records and files on the Management Information Systems such as Eclipse and Daptiv
  • Interfacing and providing support to department staff on administrative related to use of the relevant systems
  • Supporting the ISO management system and processes. Support to reviews and audits, and preparation of files as background for meetings and special studies
  • Administering and maintaining the office documentation systems
  • Setting up the folder structure, registration, filing and distribution of correspondence and other documentation. Follow up of departmental actions using the Eclipse Documentation Management System

Profile

  • Qualification from a recognized Institution of secondary studies or equivalent qualification in Business Administration, Economics, Management or related field, together with an administrative background and experience in the disciplines related to the tasks under consideration
  • At least 2 years of relevant work experience in business administration
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to interface at the appropriate level with relevant actors within and outside the department
  • Ability to readily assimilate and coordinate input data and providing timely output to the hierarchy
  • Reliability, rigour and initiative in the execution of the assigned work
  • Proven sense of confidentiality
  • Experience of documentation management
  • Fluent English
  • Competence in other languages such as French, Italian, German, Spanish is appreciated
  • Excellence in the use of standard office automation support software packages and of a commercial database system and electronic mail
  • Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU

 

Please send your CV (in English) as soon as possible, but no later than 11th May 2020 to jobs@sapienzaconsulting.com

 

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