Management Assistant

Location: Hengelo, Netherlands

About the team

About the Service Points Department

The Service Points Department is responsible for secretarial and administrative support within Thales Nederland B.V. The team consists of Management Assistants, Service Point Assistants and Administrative Staff. For our location in Hengelo, we are looking for a new colleague.

About your future job

You will support part of the Senior Management in organizational and secretarial matters and work closely with the other management assistant colleagues. As a management assistant, you are uniquely aware of what is happening within the team and the department you assist, enabling you to act proactively.

You are ambitious and see this role as a potential next step in your career, as being a management assistant allows you to gain experience with all aspects of a management position. You have empathy and build an affinity with the specific aspects of the team you are going to assist.

Are you ready for the next step in your career and eager to take on this challenge?

You will become part of a close-knit team of enthusiastic assistants within a challenging high-tech working environment. The team is continuously evolving and challenges itself to pursue a common goal: "Let’s create the best-managed manager."

Why you are a good match

We are looking for a new colleague (preferably full-time but at least 32 hours) who possesses:

• An MBO4-HBO education/working and thinking level;

• Several years of proven relevant work experience;

• Good command of Dutch and English, both verbal and written, French and German are a plus;

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and computer systems;

• Analytical, accurate, and trustworthy;

• Good communicative and interpersonal skills;

• Initiative, service-oriented, and decisive.

What’s in it for you

• A challenging job in a nice team within our high-tech, innovative working environment, including plenty of space for your own initiatives and good ideas.

• Opportunities for personal and professional development within the organization, for example, in technical, commercial, or international areas.

• Valuable international collaborations with colleagues from 68 countries.

• A comfortable workplace in a modern environment, with attention to flexibility and the right work-life balance.

• You can usually work where and when you want to do your job as well and efficiently as possible. At Thales, we implement hybrid working, which means you can work from home two days a week if your role allows it.

• A good salary, a suitable travel allowance, and the possibility to personalize your employment conditions annually. For example, you can trade vacation days for internet costs, our bicycle plan, company fitness, and relocation costs.

• 40 vacation days per year. Yes, really.

Interested?

Apply now by clicking 'Apply now' below!

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Diversity Statement

We believe your job should support the right work/life balance and be the platform upon which you achieve your ambitions. This means that equal opportunities, inclusivity, and an informal culture are essential components of our success. It also means your health and happiness are very important to us! Therefore, we offer you the flexibility to do what is important to you; whether that means working part-time, working from home, or having flexible start and end times, we are willing to work with you.

Security Requirements

In line with Thales' basic security requirements, we may ask candidates to provide proof of identity, work permit, and employment plus educational history. Some positions also require a security clearance that necessitates further information. For more information about what is needed for certain security clearances, please consult the General Intelligence and Security Service .