This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisation's Member in Europe, as well as other users worldwide.
This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisation's Member and Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide.
EUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union and provide data services to the Copernicus marine and atmospheric services and their users.
As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT can recruit nationals only from the 30 Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom).
Working in the Secretariat of the Technical and Scientific Support Department, this role of Secretary/Administrative Assistant will provide administrative and secretarial support to all colleagues in this department with all its divisions and will report to the Personal Assistant of the Director of the Technical and Scientific Support Department. The Secretariat of the Technical and Scientific Support Department also provides secretarial support to the Quality Management Unit.
The mission of the Technical and Scientific Support Department is to provide coherent and cost-efficient technical, scientific, project control and costing support to the development and operations of satellite systems and to provide process assurance and ICT support to all departments.
Supporting the departmental Document Management Responsible (DMR) for document preparation and handling (e.g. Preparing international and routine correspondence, i.e. letters, memos, etc.;
· Supporting the monitoring of TSS related budget articles (e.g. mission costs, etc.) Deputising for divisional secretaries of the Technical and Scientific Support Department (TSS) during their periods of absence, and for the D/TSS Personal Assistant, if so required.
Full secondary education required, professional qualification as a secretary or administrative assistant would be advantageous.
Excellent proficiency with the full MS Office tool package (in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint) or similar software programmes;
· Knowledge of ERP-System (SAP would be an advantage);
· Energetic and conscientious, with a demonstrated commitment to supporting others and a strong interest in improving administrative support and processes, exploring new tools and business ideas;
· Experience of arranging and supporting meetings in a hybrid environment using Webex, Zoom, or Teams etc.;
· Candidates must be able to work effectively in English. Knowledge of German would be an additional asset.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH. EUMETSAT is an international organisation employing staff from across all 30 member states and this role is being advertised on multiple international job boards, but please note that this role would be based in Darmstadt, Germany and would require international applicants to relocate if successful.
Excellent salary, of up to Euro 5000 NET (after income tax) based on skills and experience
· Full medical coverage for employee and family
· Training and development support
· Relocation allowance and support (if applicable)