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Executive Secretary

North BrabantHybrid36 hours/week<3months

As an Executive Secretary, you will continuously undertake temporary assignments with various organizations in your region. These include healthcare institutions, multinationals, government agencies, or innovative scale-ups. You provide support at the executive level – temporarily, but with maximum impact. You work on an interim basis, but with the security of a permanent employment contract. This way, you combine variety in your work with stability in your career.

What you do

As a Direct Team Assistant, you are part of a close-knit group of professionals with permanent employment at a specialized organization. At the same time, you work on interim assignments for leading organizations in your region. This means: one employer, multiple environments, always a challenge. In your role, you bring structure, calm, and overview – precisely where it is desperately needed. You often work at C-level and think three steps ahead. You organize, communicate, plan, and connect.

Above all, you provide such excellent support that people wonder how they ever functioned without you. You support board members, directors, or senior management in a role that requires overview, reliability, and flexibility. Your duties include:

  • Managing complex calendars and confidential mailboxes
  • Preparing and taking minutes for MT or Board meetings
  • Initiating projects, coordinating, and monitoring progress
  • Planning travel, events, appointments
  • Project-based support for management or directors
  • Monitoring and following up on action points
  • Point of contact for internal and external stakeholders

What they ask

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience as an executive secretary or executive assistant
  • HBO (higher professional education) work and thinking level
  • Enjoys switching tasks without losing control
  • Discreet, professional
  • Presentable, sharp
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Flexible and effortlessly switches between different environments
  • In possession of a B driving license
  • Feels comfortable in changing situations and draws energy from operating at a high level
  • Knows when to take decisive action, but also when to consult or slow down

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