Professional Project Administrative Assistant - Pharma - Basel, Switze

For our client, an international pharmaceutical company based in Basel, we are looking for a

PROFESSIONAL PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Providing administrative support in a multi-cultural project environment within IT procurement, actively supporting project managers and team members.

We are looking for a dynamic, energetic candidate to will enjoy working in a fast-paced English-speaking environment. The successful candidate will have 3-5 years experience, ideally in a project environment, and demonstrate a high degree of flexibility.

TASKS:

- Onboarding and offboarding of team members
- Review and monitor timesheet approval
- Create and manage purchase orders in ARIBA, including management of change orders.
- Organising team meetings, workshops, catering, business trips, etc.
- Support the project managers to manage accruals and other financial topics such as checking actuals, year to date spend, etc
- Backing up an administrative assistant in the business team during leave, sickness, etc.
- Administering distribution lists and access Touchpoint/Sharepoint.

REQUIREMENTS:

- Strong communication and organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise many parallel tasks
- Ability to work in a dynamic and multi-cultural environment
- Proactive and friendly approach
- Shows initiative and willingness to work independently
- Ability to learn quickly

LOCATION: BASEL

STARTING DATE: 18.01.2016

DURATION: 12 MONTHS