hiring a business assistant in krakow
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Being a Business Assistant at element14
The BA role
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AccountabilitiesProject management, logistics, internal and external stakeholder communication, preparation for leadership team meetings including the National sales Meeting, customer days and employee meetings, research, recommend more efficient ways of working, managing cost effective processes and production of presentations, itineraries and work flow management.
ChallengesFast paced environment, going the ‘extra mile’, developing effective networks both internally and externally, ability to juggle multiple demands and priorities, ability to communicate complex messages in a clear and concise way to a diverse audience and the confidence to make decisions in the absence of your line manager.
Skills, Knowhow and ExperienceStrong IT skills, ability to plan ahead and deal with ambiguity, produce high quality work under pressure, excellent written and spoken English, well developed interpersonal skills, reliable, results focused and strong work ethic. Possess a business related qualification, senior director support experience essential and project management would also be a distinct advantage.
We are building a new Centre in Krakow
We will need 3 Business Assistants to support the Centre’s Director and the management team.
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Let us introduce you to the Business Assistant role at Farnell element 14 - A week in the life of Hollie Lawson, BA to European Marketing Director
•Friday - My week starts on Friday, forward thinking is key
– I align my schedule with the Marketing Director’s priorities for the following week–I communicate the priorities to the Marketing leadership team together with the weekly plan
•Monday – Strategic Thinking
–Put together a powerpoint presentation on marketing strategy ready for Director to present later in the week–Attend Community meeting, to discuss to volunteering and working in our community.
•Tuesday - Event Organisation
–Organise internal event for 600 people, including breakout activity to all to build a solar panel light system to send to Tanzania – takes me longer than one day but worth it – a huge feeling of success when delivered.
•Wednesday – Development
–Arrange Induction schedule for new direct report, ensuring we give them the best start –I’m using my weekly one hour development time to take my Google Ad words exam
•Thursday – Leadership
–Meet with Leadership team, which I am part of, to discuss general day to day business, resolve issues and lead the meeting to ensure that Director’s priorities are dealt with.
•Daily - no day is ever the same so it always remains exciting, but some things you do everyday
–Respond to e-mails sent to the Director dealing with as many as possible. –Review papers for next day, gain any additional information they may need – think like the Director. –Arrange all travel requirements–Be the Director’s eyes & ears
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Why I took at job as a Business Assistant at Farnell element14
Katrina Moller – BA to Chief People Officer
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Q. What appealed to you
about the position?
A. I liked the fact that the
role was not just a simple
secretarial one i.e.
answering the phone,
organising travel &
managing the diary; right
from the start I knew I
would be involved in a lot of
other things like event
organising for example.
Q. What d
id you do b
efore
& what s
kills are
you
going to tr
ansfer t
o this
role?
A. I worked as a
ssista
nt to
the CEO of an Englis
h
telecommunica
tions
company in
Italy. S
kills th
at
will co
me in use
ful will
be the
ability to
be flexible, efficie
nt
& organised. T
he ability to
keep calm
when fa
ced w
ith
day to day problems.
I also
look forw
ard to usin
g my
language skills
.
Q. What are you hoping to get out of the position?A. I hope to learn many
things both about the company and the way it is run but also relating to people management skills.
Q. Hello
Katrina.
When did you join
Premier Farnell?
A. Hello, I’m
very new!
I just j
oined a few
weeks ago in the
middle of march.
What happened next? Career lift off!
Mel McAughtrie – Operations Manager Maybrook
I joined Farnell 13 years ago in a sales role but with my background in IT I then moved into IT support, progressing to IT Service Manager responsible for 1st and 2nd Line support. In 2006 had the great opportunity to move to London and support Harriet Green, our CEO, as Business Assistant for 2.5 Years. After expressing an interest in operations I was offered a role working on process improvement in our warehouse operation in Maybrook and my responsibilities now include Training, Environmental Control, Projects and Inbound Operations.
A Business Assistant role is a brilliant way to learn and understand about the Farnell element14 business and prepare you for a career lift off.
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Next steps and how to apply
We hope this short presentation has given you an insight in to the business assistant role and the value it brings to the business.
Apply direct on our website at:
www.premierfarnell.com/careers
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