Agency: Language Matters

Job Location: London, South East England

Sector Admin, Secretarial & PA - Secretary

Salary: £30,000 per annum

Job Type: Contract

Applications: 36

Ref: 16121007

European Language Speaking Secretary, Docklands, Temp to Perm contracts, up to £30k ae

Job Location: DOCKLANDS, LONDON

Salary/Additional
Information: The salary is paid on a temporary hourly rate initially
c£12.00 per hour. Once permanent, you will receive a salary in the
region of £24-30,000 ae. Other benefits include pension, medical
insurance and a generous annual leave package

Reference: RF/SECRETARY/EE

Company:
A European organisation established in 1995. Its main responsibility is
the protection and promotion of public and animal health, through the
evaluation and supervision of medicines for human and veterinary use.
It coordinates the evaluation and supervision of medicinal products
throughout the European Union. They bring together the scientific
resources of the 27 EU Member States in a network of 42 national
competent authorities. It cooperates closely with international
partners, reinforcing the EU contribution to global harmonization and
offers a truly cosmopolitan, multilingual working environment.

NB:
If you have applied for any other languagematters vacancy there is no
need to re-apply, as your CV will be considered for all our vacancies
that match your language skills and work experience.

Role: To
provide bilingual secretarial and administrative support to a small
team of executives in a medical or pharmaceutical environment. Fluency
in at least two EU languages is required to facilitate translation and
proofreading work. A full range of support duties will also include
arranging meetings, travel and diary management.

The
organisation requires a number of bilingual secretaries for various
departments including Accounts & Finance and Executive support.

Profile:
To meet the requirements laid down by the European Commission, all
employees must be eligible to work in one of the member states. Proof
of right to work in the EU and copies of all education certificates
will be required upon application. Candidates must be educated to 'A'
level standard or equivalent.

A high level of competency as a secretary from a stable international background and advanced MS Office skills are essential.

Candidates
must also be available to work immediately as all new employees are
recruited on temporary contracts initially, with a permanent contract
being issued after a minimum period of three months, pending
suitability.

The working languages of the organization are;
Spanish, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, English, French, Italian,
Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian, Slovakian, Finnish, Swedish, Greek, Romanian, Bulgarian

Where possible please apply for this role with a CV in the Europass format:
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/europass/home/vernav/Europasss Documents/Europass CV/navigate.action

To apply, please send your CV to Rebecca Foreman

NB.
Client requirements dictate that we can only accept applications from
candidates who are available for face to face interviews in the UK
within 24 hours. Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU or hold
a valid work permit. Please note that we contact successful candidates
within 3-4 working days. If you are not contacted, please review our
website and only re-apply to other roles if you have the required
skills and experience. Language Matters is acting as an employment
business in relation to this vacancy.