Fluent French | Administrative Assistant | Temporary

Ise Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday pay inclusion

Overtime pay

5 days in office

Job summary

Ise Recruitment is seeking a French-speaking administrator/Coordinator to support a busy banking team across London, France, and the US. You will manage complex schedules, emails, travel arrangements, and stakeholder coordination, contributing toward an EA career in financial services.

With 1–2 years in corporate environments, you will take on increasing responsibility, build your skills, and grow within a leading financial institution on a 6-month assignment with strong potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Fluent French, both written and spoken.
• 2+ years' experience in administration, coordination or team support.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Outstanding attention to detail.
• Proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
• Confident communicating with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Managing diaries and calendars for a busy team of bankers.
• Handling high volumes of email and stakeholder communication.
• Scheduling meetings and calls across multiple time zones including room bookings for internal/external meetings across multiple locations.
• Coordinating domestic and international travel: including Visa applications, flights, ground travel, and accommodation bookings.
• Processing expenses and invoices.
• Managing ad hoc requests and day-to-day team support.

Skills

French fluency

Calendar management

Stakeholder coordination

Travel planning

Job description

If you're fluent in French and have started building your career in administration, coordination or team support, this could be a brilliant next step.

You’ll join a global investment bank, supporting a busy team of bankers and taking responsibility for complex schedules, international meetings and stakeholder coordination across London, France and the US.

You’ll need 1–2 years’ experience within a corporate environment, previous experience includes: administration, team assistant or coordination (scheduling meetings).

This is an opportunity to build those skills, take on greater responsibility and develop towards a long-term EA career within financial services.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing diaries and calendars for a busy team of bankers.
• Handling high volumes of email and stakeholder communication.
• Scheduling meetings and calls across multiple time zones including room bookings for internal external meetings across multiple locations
• Handling high volumes of email and stakeholder communication.
• Coordinating domestic and international travel: including Visa applications, flights, ground travel, and accommodation bookings
• Processing expenses and invoices.
• Managing ad hoc requests and day-to-day team support.

Key Requirements

• Fluent French, both written and spoken.
• 2+ years' experience as a Team Assistant, Administrator or Coordinator.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Outstanding attention to detail.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
• Confident communicating with stakeholders at all levels.

What's On Offer

• £- inclusive of holiday pay, plus overtime pay.
• 5 days in office
• -month assignment (initial offer 6 months)

If you're a fluent French speaker looking to take the next step in your administrative career within a leading financial institution, we'd love to hear from you.