Executive Assistant - French Speaking

Bilingual Executive Assistant (English; French)

Contract Type: Full-Time

Location: Chirk, , North Wales

Our client is the global leader in the production and distribution of wood products used in everything from furniture and flooring to timber-framed houses, building facades and construction. In doing so, they help to build a better world. They are focused on achieving operational excellence with relentless attention to safety and sustainability.

They currently have an exciting opportunity for a Bilingual Executive Assistant (English and French) to join the team based in Chirk, North Wales. The successful candidate will join them on a full time, permanent position and will receive a competitive salary.

Key features of the Bilingual Executive Assistant role:

• High-quality secretarial support for the senior executives; manage their business activities to maximise efficient utilisation of time.
• Responsibility for agenda and meeting preparation and follow-up to ensure tasks are completed on time.
• Accurate meeting minutes preparation in both French and English.
• Translation work (verbally and in writing).
• Presentations preparation, composing business correspondence and creating concise reports are key, day-to-day aspects of the role.
• Dealing with enquiries from other sites.
• International travel where required to meet and exceed the needs of the role.

• The ideal Bilingual Executive Assistant will be multilingual with Fluent English and a minimum C2 French with strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Excellent typing and ideally shorthand skills, backed up by good quality administration and filing practice.
• Experience of managing multiple diaries and inboxes for senior management.
• Ability to maintain the upmost discretion within your day-to-day duties.

Just some of what our client is able to offer includes:

• Attractive salary.
• Exciting and challenging work.
• Continued training, support and career development.
• The opportunity to work with and learn from, industry leading people who are committed to excellence.