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Personal Assistant to the Secretary General

AER - Assembly of European Regions - 06 January 2009

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Job Category: Administrative

Job Experience: 1 to 3 years

Job Country: France

Expiration date: 15 January 2009

Contact Name: Catherine Hommel

Contact Email: Apply now

Job Description

Personal Assistant to the Secretary General

The AER (www.aer.eu) is not just another European organisation; its strength roots in the people in the network of its member-regions, which cooperate together. There is hardly another organisation more European, diverse, unique and fascinating as the AER. We are constantly developing, having more members and widening the scope of our activities.

Our Secretary General is looking for his Personal Assistant who will be one of the most important person in the organisation, being the link between our Secretary General in Strasbourg, our President in Paris, the other members of our Presidium from five differ-ent countries, our 270 member-regions in 33 countries, our 16 member organisations and the colleagues of our secretariat in Strasbourg, Brussels and Alba.

  • We are looking for a colleague, who will:
  • Coordinate the daily business with our multicultural staff
  • Prepare the meetings of our SG
  • Organise our statutory meetings throughout Europe (2 Presidium, 2 Bureaux)
  • Organise one General Assembly a year (around 600 participants)
  • Take the lead in membership relations
  • Be the line manager of two secretaries and possibly interns
  • Manage the daily correspondence of the SG
  • Organise the travelling of our SG
  • Depending on your background and experience you also will be in charge of the Standing Committee “Monitoring and Evaluation”.

The successful candidate will be likely to have the following experience and skills:

  • S/he is extremely well organised and knows where are priorities, even in hectic times
  • S/he is able to deal with pressure, is fast and efficient and takes initiative
  • S/he has excellent oral and written skills in English and French
  • S/he should have worked as PA before or have similar previous experience
  • S/he is looking for a chance to work in a multicultural, challenging environment
  • S/he has strong interpersonal skills and enjoys working with people of divers back-grounds.

The position is based in Strasbourg and includes occasional travelling. Applications (CV and cover letter) must be sent in English until 15 January to Catherine Hommel (c.hommel@aer.eu), preferably by email. Please note that due to the expected high number of applications, we will only reply to applicants invited for an interview.

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