Senior Administrative Assistant NGT

Senior Administrative Assistant NGT

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Explore a world of opportunities with us. Look ahead with us and help shape innovative solutions to make our world more sustainable and life healthier, more vibrant and more comfortable. At Evonik, you have the chance to explore, thrive, and grow alongside 33,000 colleagues. Among attractive career paths and high-quality development programs, we not only offer performance‑based remuneration and occupational health benefits but also hybrid and flexible working environments with #Smart Work.

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• Department Administration: oversees and manages multiple department‑wide topics and systems essential for efficient and effective functioning of key activities of NGT‑AMR managers and staff, including:
  • Creation and management of department‑wide Microsoft Teams and SharePoint sites, including overall control of access rights to documents and content within.
  • Management and protection of sensitive and confidential organizational documentation and databases.
  • Engineering Service Request (ESR) work intake workflow for NGT‑AMR to cover activity and project prioritization and resource planning.
  • Collaborates with NGT Controlling department to ensure costs are allocated and charged correctly in the SAP, TEPS, and Concur systems.
  • Oversight of department‑wide policies, procedures and processes.
  • Management of organization charts and headcount updates.
  • Coordination of department‑wide external services (e.g., training, consulting, couriers).
  • Coordination and guidance to the group of administrative support staff within AMR‑EN, ensuring sufficient cross‑training for business‑critical functions.
  • Administration of calendars, department meetings, paid time off (PTO) within Outlook, Workday and other internal Evonik databases.
  • Department‑wide training and qualification processes (e.g., Workday Learning assignments).
  • Acts as backup to the corresponding function in the adjacent organization AMR‑EN in case of PTO or other periods of unavailability.
• Reporting, Communications, and Correspondence: manages and coordinates all official department‑wide reporting and other communications in a professional manner handling sensitive and confidential information appropriately. Accountable topics include:
  • Department internal communications, updates.
  • KPI reporting.
  • Intra‑company communications (e.g., regional and global level announcements, reports and updates).
  • Acting as key liaison between NGT‑AMR and Corporate Communications.
  • Preparation and distribution of department internal documentation (e.g., reports, presentations, spreadsheets). Reviews all outgoing correspondence for accuracy. Composes some correspondence from verbal instructions or brief notes. Composes on own initiative short, non‑technical correspondence.
  • Acts as backup to the corresponding function in the adjacent organization AMR‑EN in case of PTO or other periods of unavailability.
• Management Support: supports two Directors and ten Managers with many delegated tasks and responsibilities on topics including:
  • TEPS setup / removal of directs, onboarding / offboarding including maintaining organization charts and management of changes.
  • Delegated review and approval processes (e.g., IT tickets, invoices, expense reports).
  • Liaison / single‑point‑of‑contact (SPOC) with corporate and site support departments (e.g., IT Services, Site EHSSQ).
  • Coordinates recruiting processes with hiring managers, HR partners, and candidates.
  • Makes travel arrangements, when requested, for NGT‑AMR management team members.
  • Assembles information and prepares Concur expense reports, when requested, for NGT‑AMR management team members.
  • Acts as backup to the corresponding function in the adjacent organization AMR‑EN in case of PTO or other periods of unavailability.
• Planning and Facilitation of Major Meetings, Events and Visits: accountable topics include:
  • Responsible for Management Team meetings by preparing agendas, reports and other reference documents. Responsible for taking notes during meetings and documenting…