Team Assistant for Legal Department

Place of work
Bratislava
Contract type
full-time
Start date
By agreement
Wage (gross)
Minimum base salary from 1000 EUR gross/month/full time and other rewards. Our offer to you may be higher based on your experience and will include additional rewards and benefits.*

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

About the Role:

In this role you will provide a broad range of operational and administrative support to the members of Legal Reinsurance EMEA. The position demands high energy, can-do attitude and self-confidence.

Your role will be to:
• Be a trusted partner to the Management Team members by providing timely, high quality support;
• Manage calendars including organisation of meetings, conference calls and team offsite(s)
• Arrange and coordinate travel itineraries including logistics and expense filings
• Develop, review and update administrative processes in collaboration with the Legal Reinsurance EMEA Executive Assistant
• Support on-/off-boarding processes
• Monitor team budgets and assist with the budget planning process
• Support vendor/invoice payment processes
• Review/format presentations and other documents
• Help with legal research

About the team:
We are a dynamic, diverse, multi-jurisdictional team based in several locations across the EMEA region, providing legal services to the Reinsurance Business Unit as well as in support of the operating platform in EMEA.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Information about the selection process

To apply for this vacancy click on the button bellow "Apply here" or go to www.swissre.com/careers, login and apply for the position.

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Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

Secondary with school-leaving examination
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Personality requirements and skills

Are you up for the challenge? You are:
- Seasoned professional with experience supporting management/executives (3 or more years previous experience preferred), prior working experience in legal departments or law firms is a plus.
- Detail oriented with the ability to prioritise multiple requests and deadlines.
- Collaborative and enjoy working across multidisciplinary teams and multiple jurisdictions.
- Confident in your ability to work independently. You demonstrate accountability and you are fully reliable, responsive and have high energy.
- Recognised by internal clients for your sense of urgency, discreetness and solution-orientation, and by colleagues for being an excellent team-mate, always happy to assist others and for your good sense of humour.

- You have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (German or other language skills are appreciated.
- You have profound proficiency in MS Office products such as Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point.

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*We are required by law to disclose basic wage component (minimum salary) for the advertised positions. We carefully consider your professional competencies, qualifications and experience in our compensation package and/or when offering you other positions. Our compensation philosophy is to pay fairly, also considering market situation and the value employees may bring to Swiss Re.

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Brief description of the company

As the world's leading and most diversified global reinsurer, we offer as our core business financial services products that enable risk taking essential to enterprise and progress. Our company was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1863, and operates in more than 25 countries and provides its expertise and services to clients throughout the world. We combine financial strengths with experience, knowledge and creative thought to explore new opportunities in the interests of our clients, staff and shareholders.

Number of employees

1700 and more employees

Company address

Contact

Contact person: Lucia Vargova

ID: 3169251  Dátum zverejnenia: 24.7.2018  Základná zložka mzdy (brutto) a ďalšie odmeny: Minimum base salary from 1000 EUR gross/month/full time and other rewards. Our offer to you may be higher based on your experience and will include additional rewards and benefits.*