Executive Assistant

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Our client, a major blue chip telecommunication company are looking to recruit an executive assistant to join their team. The location for this role will be split between two offices. Roughly 60% at Newbury and 40% at Chiswick but the ideal candidate will need to be flexible.

The key responsibilities are:

- Manage calendar, and manage email and mail on behalf of Head of GCU Vfe
- Manage customer contacts on behalf of the manager
- Plan, organize and coordinate meetings with internal/external clients and suppliers eg coordinating contact between Ericsson Team and customers
- Attend meetings in order to assist with administrative duties, agenda setting, minutes, action plans etc
- Network and communicate with other Assistants, within and outside the organization, including Vodafone Executive team PA's
- Drive improvement and implementation of administrative routines: Co-ordinate and contribute to new ideas to improve administrative efficiency
- Support with travel arrangement
- Expense management
- Support with use of Ericsson administrative tools and other general tools, eforms, Gordon, Concur, e-buyer etc

EXPERIENCE

- Minimum of 5 years experience in a similar position within Ericsson or similar position at an external company.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office suite

PERSONAL SKILLS:

- Following instructions and procedures,
- Working with people,
- Adapting and responding to change,
- Planning and organizing,
- Relating and networking,
- Persuading and influencing