Executive Assistant

Avantor; Lutterworth; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Avantor is seeking an Executive Assistant for European Leaders. This full-time hybrid role in Lutterworth involves managing schedules, facilitating meetings, and building relationships with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have experience in a PA role, excellent communication skills, and a proactive attitude.

Qualifications

• Experience in a PA role is essential.
• A proven track record with business leaders.
• Ability to collaborate with different stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support meetings and coordinate schedules.
• Facilitate live events and manage team communications.
• Track minutes and actions from meetings.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Change Management

Time Management

Relationship Building

Tools

PowerPoint

Teams

Yammer

Job description

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Avantor, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries.

We are currently looking for an Executive Assistant for members a suite of European Leaders to join our team. This role is accountable for supporting meetings, coordinating meeting schedules, agenda, slide decks, minutes and actions tracking. This is a full-time, hybrid opportunity with 2-3 days of site presence in our Lutterworth Head Office.

What we’re looking for

• Experience of operating in a PA role.
• Track record of developing strong relationship with business leaders and functional leaders
• Track record of success delivery; on time and to a high standard
• Able to collaborate and build partnership with many different stakeholders
• A positive individual who has a “can do” attitude
• Very good Communication skills, both spoken and written
• Project Management and Change Management skills
• Strong Time and Priorities Management skills
• Sound knowledge of using PowerPoint, Teams, Yammer and willingness to learn new digital platforms.

How you will thrive and create an impact

• Manage team pages, posts on Yammer, update Avantor connect
• Facilitate live events (for example UK townhalls) driving the slides, functionality, recording.
• Building professional relationship with the range of stakeholders; both senior leaders and associates.
• Building trust that you will delivery of the support required.
• Be part of multiple teams including the PA network, the business team (eg; UK Senior Leadership Team) and UK HR team
• Manage projects that support the business and HR in line with your development goals.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.

The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

EEO Statement:

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