Executive Assistant - French Speaking

GET STAFFED ONLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary

Challenging work

Training & development

Industry leaders

Job summary

GET STAFFED ONLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED is seeking a Bilingual Executive Assistant (English and French) based in Chirk, North Wales. The role is full-time and permanent, with responsibilities spanning high-level secretarial support, diary management and translation.

The successful candidate will manage executives' calendars, prepare meetings and minutes in both English and French, and coordinate international travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bilingual: fluent English and French (C2) with strong MS Office skills.
• Experience managing multiple diaries and senior management inboxes.
• High discretion and confidentiality in day-to-day duties.
• Excellent typing and administration skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality secretarial support to senior executives.
• Manage agendas, meeting preparation and follow-up to ensure tasks are completed on time.
• Prepare accurate meeting minutes in English and French.
• Translate material verbally and in writing.
• Prepare presentations and business correspondence.
• Handle inquiries from other sites.
• Arrange international travel as required.

Skills

French (C2)

MS Office

Diary management

Discretion

English fluency

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Bilingual Executive Assistant (English; French)

Contract Type: Full-Time

Location: Chirk, Nr Wrexham, North Wales

Our client is the global leader in the production and distribution of wood products used in everything from furniture and flooring to timber-framed houses, building facades and construction. In doing so, they help to build a better world. They are focused on achieving operational excellence with relentless attention to safety and sustainability.

They currently have an exciting opportunity for a Bilingual Executive Assistant (English and French) to join the team based in Chirk, North Wales. The successful candidate will join them on a full time, permanent position and will receive a competitive salary.

Job Description

Key features of the Bilingual Executive Assistant role:

• High-quality secretarial support for the senior executives; manage their business activities to maximise efficient utilisation of time.
• Responsibility for agenda and meeting preparation and follow-up to ensure tasks are completed on time.
• Accurate meeting minutes preparation in both French and English.
• Translation work (verbally and in writing).
• Presentations preparation, composing business correspondence and creating concise reports are key, day-to-day aspects of the role.
• Dealing with enquiries from other sites.
• International travel where required to meet and exceed the needs of the role.

Qualifications

• The ideal Bilingual Executive Assistant will be multilingual with Fluent English and a minimum C2 French with strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Excellent typing and ideally shorthand skills, backed up by good quality administration and filing practice.
• Experience of managing multiple diaries and inboxes for senior management.
• Ability to maintain the upmost discretion within your day-to-day duties.

Benefits

Just some of what our client is able to offer includes:

• Attractive salary.
• Exciting and challenging work.
• Continued training, support and career development.
• The opportunity to work with and learn from, industry leading people who are committed to excellence.