Executive Assistant (with fluent German)
Egon Zehnder, Hungary

Egon Zehnder is the world’s leading privately held executive search and talent management consultancy with 70 offices across 37 countries. Our firm provides senior-level executive search, board search, and advisory, CEO succession, family business advisory, as well as leadership assessment and development to the world’s most respected organizations.

To support our growing team, we are looking for a qualified and convincing personality to

join our team in Budapest as an Executive Assistant with excellent German and fluent English language skills (as the main requirement).

What is the role about:

The Executive Assistant ("EA") role offers a unique opportunity to combine administrative skills with project management and communication responsibilities. Working within a fast-paced client service environment, the EA supports one or more Consultant(s), providing seamless administrative and project support throughout the lifecycle of each engagement. Acting as a business services partner, the EA must be comfortable wearing and quickly shifting between the hats of both an administrator and project coordinator, while continually finding new ways to deepen and optimize their working relationship and business practices with their designated consultant. The EA must be capable of stage managing all the elements of projects, ensuring they come together successfully; this includes planning, executing, and finalizing projects according to strict deadlines and compliance requirements. They must also be a relationship builder, capable of fostering connections and coordinating the efforts of team members and clients in order to deliver projects according to plan. The successful candidate must proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential risks and crises and devise contingency plans accordingly. Importantly, the EA must ensure absolute discretion in handling all corporate business.

• You will play a key role in coordinating and administrating our international projects.
• You will work as a member of a cohesive, multinational, and supportive team from Budapest.
• You will have the option to grow into various roles at Egon Zehnder.
• You will have flexibility in working hours and the opportunity to work from home.

Requirements

• Completed university degree (at least BA) in the law field or equivalent,
• Experience in management assistant functions preferably in an official environment (law, chancellery, ministry, etc.)
• Experience in project management or coordination,
• Experience in client relationship and/or stakeholder management,
• Experience in international calendar and travel management and other classical secretarial tasks,
• Ability to work independently and reliably,
• Commitment to high-quality standards,
• MS Office and various databases experience are a must and experience in online research would be an advantage.

Benefits

Be part of an international, highly professional, dynamic, and close-knit team! We offer interesting opportunities for development and training. At our Budapest office, we regularly have teambuilding events, and office lunch parties and we provide free language classes in English, German, and Hungarian. We are happy to see you in the office, but working from home is also an option for our employees.

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