Senior French Bilingual PA

Title: Senior French PA

Salary : £35000-£45000

Team: Business Development in Africa

Location: City of London: Hybrid 3 days a week

Sector: Renewable Energy (wind/solar/geothermal)

Languages: French to native standard . Portuguese (useful )

Hours: 9-5pm.

The Company:

A specialist energy company with a global reach and a specific focus on the development of renewable energy in Africa. This is an incredible organisation that is government owned and is focused on helping industry develop across the African continent. It provides the energy and energy-delivery systems that literally power development and economic growth. The company has a direct impact on lives across the African continent and prides itself on making a positive contribution to prosperity. The business is mainly focused on sustainability and minimising the impact of energy related activities on the environment. French and English are the working languages here and the role is truly bilingual

This is a government backed initiative and you will be working with business executives, engineers and contacts as far afield as the Ivory coast, Angola, Mozambique, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya, so any experience of living or working in the African content would be welcomed. The hours are really regular and the company has a wellness culture and prides itself on creating an excellent work/life balance for its staff.

Duties : Supporting a Renewables Director and his team of 4 within Business Development you will :

• Organising and coordinating busy and complex diaries for the team
• Working with local policies affecting travel in Africa
• Coordinating and arranging events
• Arranging internal and external meetings
• Registering guests
• Booking meeting rooms & venues
• Greeting visitors,
• Arrange ad hoc lunches and making restaurant bookings etc.
• Regular use of PP to format presentations
• Producing correspondence and dealing with emails
• Expense management (Excel)
• Liaising with utility companies and engineers in French
• Attending meetings, and chairing meetings
• Taking meeting notes and all follow up

Requirements :

• Fluent French
• Knowledge of Portuguese (ideal. Not essential)
• Solid secretarial background
• Ideally experience working with developing countries