Executive Assistant I

**New vacancy: Executive Assistant**:
As an Executive Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting the SVP and VP Landing Gear in managing their daily agendas. These agendas can be complex, so we are looking for someone who can handle multiple priorities, work with tight deadlines, and consistently perform at a high energy level.

**What you'll do**:
As an Executive Assistant, your core responsibilities include:

- Point of Contact: act as the first point of contact for the SVP and VP Landing Gear, manage agendas proactively, using your own initiative and making decisions on priorities.
- Meeting Organization: schedule and prepare meetings, ensure smooth facilitation (e.g. setting agendas, catering, logistics, equipment), and follow up on action items. discussions, and appointments.
- Travel Planning: organize and coordinate business trips with GKN companies and agencies to be visited, incl. travel schedules, hotel bookings, transportation, and external arrangements.
- Correspondence Management: draft and manage both internal and external communication in English and Dutch, either independently or following guidelines, incl. editing and proofreading documents and presentations.
- Administrative Support: manage invoices, declarations, payments, time registration, and filing tasks.

**Fokker Landing Gear**:
Landing Gear, part of GKN Fokker Aerospace, is a recognized specialist in landing gear and related systems. We focus on the design and development, production and assembly of complete landing gears, as well as the repair and reassembly of systems already in use. In doing so, we work on the most famous aircraft and helicopters; think of the Apache combat helicopter, the F-35 Lightning II (JSF), the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 and the multipurpose NH90 maritime combat helicopter.

**What you'll offer**:

- Full-time availability with prior experience in administrative roles.
- Decision-making and problem solving skills, ability to prioritize tasks, work independently.
- Excellent communication skills and experience working with stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong organizational awareness, planning and coordination abilities.
- Flexibility and adaptability to handle schedule changes and last-minute demands.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Fluency in English and Dutch is required.
- Able to work full-time in the office; upon discussion with the manager, there is the option to work remotely one day per week.

The role demands a strong personality, the ability to work proactively and thrive in a fast-paced multicultural environment.

**What we'll offer**:
Our organization demonstrates passion for innovation and our employees are rightly proud for what we engineer and build. This is a truly challenging work environment: a role where you contribute as an individual but also as a member of a diverse and international team. At GKN Aerospace, we not only provide you with the tools to perform at the best of your capabilities, but we also support and promote your professional and personal development.

Furthermore, we offer to you:

- A gross monthly salary up to € 3.603;
- and 5.229;
- based on the CLA Metalektro and in line with your experience and qualifications,
- 8% holiday allowance,
- 40 paid holidays for full-time employment,
- Working conditions according to the CAO Metalektro, including an excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance,
- Profit sharing scheme,
- A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers in a pleasant atmosphere.

Next to a competitive package, we will offer you a world of opportunities: we want to see your career fly We will support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you

**Extra information**:
Our selection process includes a screening call with our Talent Acquisition Specialist and 1-2 online/F2F interviews. We are also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

Part of the selection procedure is carrying out the necessary checks and screenings in order to meet the requirements set by GKN Fokker's customers, partners and suppliers within the program. The checks and screenings will be assessed on the basis of frameworks set by our Export Compliance & Security department. Every employee within GKN Fokker must ultimately be authorized to give substance to his or her position. Assessment of checks and screenings can lead to the fact that no content can be given to the position and therefore no employment or deployment can follow. The onboarding time at GKN Fokker Aerospace usually takes +/- 3 weeks.

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