Cema/france Executive Assistant

We are looking for an experienced Executive Assistant to support the CEMA (Central Europe Middle East & Africa) & France HR Directors.

This position based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, will provide executive level support to the CEMA and France HR Directors and work closely with their teams and key stakeholders to support the strategy of the wider business.

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**Responsibilities**:

- Provides strategic calendar management (e.g., high profile, high risk, large-scale impact) based on deep knowledge of business and executive needs, while upholding the highest degree of integrity and maintaining confidentiality.
- Uses discretion to make independent decisions to prioritize critical meetings and urgent escalations, while balancing the overall rhythm of business (ROB).
- Proactively adapts to shifting priorities while representing senior leader and sets an example for less experienced colleagues in making judgment calls and prioritizing competing demands.
- Manages events and provides strategic oversight into event vision and outcomes, while maintaining fiscal responsibility and demonstrating executive presence.
- Serves as a liaison between executives and teams and continues to build and leverage network across organizations to enable their team and leader's work.
- Oversees HR expense management across CEMA and France.
- Partners with finance at a high level on all aspects of HR budgets, headcount, and policies, including assisting with annual budget planning by consolidating team requests and prioritizing funding.
- Creates, builds, and manages annual rhythm of business (ROB) with leaders and Business Managers, including fiscal-year calendar and executive meeting schedule.
- Prepares team for ROB cadence and helps to manage workloads across multiple ROBs/orchestration across multiple ROBs.
- Coordinate travel arrangements (e.g., accommodation, transportation, security) for HR Directors. Creates detailed itineraries/agendas for daily activities by setting and managing travel expectations to maximize trip productivity.
- Manages and oversees all travel logistics and creates guidelines for visits to ensure the leader is prepared.
- Manages complex ambiguity in challenging situations.
- Leads by example and serves as a role model to Business Support colleagues by maintaining a professional attitude, demonstrating executive presence, influencing others, and encouraging self-reflection during challenging situations.

**Qualifications**:
Required/Minimum Qualifications
- Extensive Administrative, Business Support, or customer service experience in an environment with an emphasis on scheduling meetings/events, travel management, and administration work for executive/upper level management.
- English & French languages fluency.
- Experienced making effective use of cross company resources through team working and networking.

Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent interpersonal skills, diplomacy, and ability to handle conflict and ambiguity well.- Demonstrated communication skills, both written and verbal.- Excellent planning and organizational skills.- Growth mindset and good work standards.

This role requires on site presence ~3 days/week.