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We are looking for a fully dedicated Personal Assistant to serve our top management and a highly flexible team player to support our mission. The ideal candidate can cope with the specific needs and requirements on C-level, has a positive attitude and exceptional organisational skills.

Your duties

• Provide high level administrative support to the executive, including organising and managing agendas and databases, written and oral correspondence as well as client and stakeholder management


• Work closely and effectively with the executive and his team regarding upcoming commitments and responsibilities


• Manage, coordinate and arrange the executive’s travel, including flights and hotel booking, ground transportation and visas


• Act as primary contact and liaise with internal top and senior management including boards and committees as well as with external top executives, managers and stakeholders worldwide


• Support the team in prioritization and follow up on issues and concerns addressed to the top executive and determine the appropriate action, referral or response


• Provide first class support as needed, resolving issues and troubleshooting in a variety of situations


• Maintain and further develop the positive, winning atmosphere in the executive’s office


• Support the executive in various communication and presentation tasks 


• Assist on ad-hoc tasks and projects, including preparation and delivery of FIFA tournaments and events, remotely and on-site, when needed

Our requirements

• Football knowledge and sensitivity for football


• Bachelor or university degree, or similar specialised higher education


• 3+ years of international experience as Personal Assistant or Office Coordinator in a highly demanding environment


• Perfectly at ease with C-level requirements, including willingness to work flexible and standard hours


• Highly flexible and adaptable, able to cope with pressure and  any unexpected situations


• Can-do attitude, hardworking and result-driven


• Smart and fast, highly professional and strong sense of responsibility


• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills


• Positive, multi-cultural spirit, impeccable discretion and trustworthiness


• Eager to work in a global sport environment and strong will/motivation to provide the highest level of client service

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; others languages (including official FIFA languages French, German and Spanish) is an advantage

• Advanced IT skills, specifically MS Office

FIFA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to gender, race, age, skin color, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, background, physical or mental disability, or on any other grounds.

You can expect a highly motivated and helpful team working in a dynamic multicultural environment. If you have the necessary qualifications and are keen to work for a leading international organisation, please click “apply” and submit your application in English (motivation letter, CV, diplomas and reference letters).
 

Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA-Strasse 20, 8044 Zurich

Only direct applications via our applicant tracking system will be considered (no agencies or applications via email/post please).