Proactively manages calendars and schedules, including coordinating meeting logistics globally, as well as recurring internal staff meetings and other Executive level reviews.
Establishes a tracking mechanism for all departmental travel needs for the team and monitors the departmental budget, flagging excursions during budget review.
Coordinates all aspects of travel arrangements including booking flights, hotel and local transportation; providing itineraries; and arranging visa/passport requirements as needed.
Prepares and reconciles travel expense reports.
Manages calendar for internal and external events, assisting with the creation, consolidation and distribution of meeting material, planning and management of webcasts so AVP is prepared for each engagement.
Communicates professionally with internal customers, external suppliers and regulatory authorities, other executives, and employees at all levels of the company.
Manages creation and tracking of large purchase orders.
Works with the internal procurement team to add new suppliers to the vendor database, then works with finance to track monthly expenses for department.
Establishes and manages SharePoint databases for department.
Prepares all employee communication material with the leader, coordinates the meeting delivery, follow up actions and post meeting feedback compilation to enhance employee engagement.
Responsible for ensuring organizational charts, job descriptions, training profiles are maintained and updated on internal group sites.
Supports GQRA, LDG leaders and full team during meetings, events, correspondence, and communication activities including support in team organization and deadline tracking.
Create material for team communication events and meetings. Ensure team distribution lists are maintained.
Responsible for providing on-boarding support for new hires reporting to the AVP.
Requirements
Minimum of 8 years of experience providing project, quality, administrative support at an executive level
Requires higher education or specialized training/certification, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Quality Assurance or Regulatory Affairs experience would be a plus
Excellent judgment and discretion, high integrity.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong computer and technical skills and experience with collaboration and communication tools such as MS 365 business applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
Proficient in use of collaboration tools such as Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, and Telepresence enabled Teams.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.