RAS Assistant

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RAS Assistant
We are Reckitt
Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Research & Development
In Research and Development, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role
At Reckitt, we are seeking a highly organized and proactive RAS Assistant to support the RAS Director playing a critical role in enabling leadership effectiveness and driving operational excellence. Acting as a trusted partner, you will support strategic initiatives, key communication and engagement activities, and ensure the seamless execution of projects, events and administrative processes.

This role requires exceptional planning, stakeholder management and execution skills, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on both business performance and employee experience.

Your responsibilities

Act as the primary support to the RAS Director across the EUANZ geography, providing high-level organizational, administrative and communication support to ensure effective execution of functional priorities and strategic initiatives.

Drive and monitor regional People & Capabilities initiatives, leading communication activities and tracking progress against key functional objectives and milestones.

Lead the planning and execution of departmental events, leadership meetings and engagement initiatives, ensuring alignment with the RAS people strategy and business goals.

Coordinate and monitor complex cross-regional projects, managing timelines, deliverables, dependencies and follow-up actions to ensure successful execution.

Prepare and deliver high-quality presentations, reports, dashboards and complex spreadsheets to support leadership decision-making and business planning.

Manage leadership calendars, travel arrangements, meetings and governance activities, including agenda preparation, pre-read coordination, minute taking, action tracking and record maintenance.

Oversee departmental operations and administration, including budget tracking, purchase orders, supplier and invoice management, expense reporting, and maintenance of internal tools, systems and process efficiencies.

The experience we're looking for

High school diploma or bachelor’s degree.

Significant experience as an Executive/Personal Assistant, Team Assistant or Event Planner, preferably within a multinational, fast-paced environment (e.g. FMCG, retail, fashion, sports or similar industries), supporting senior leadership.

Advanced proficiency in MSOffice 365 applications, particularly PowerPoint, with the ability to create high-quality presentations, reports and business documentation.

Fluency in English, both written and spoken; international study or work experience is considered a strong advantage.

Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization while handling…