Administrative Assistant

What You'll Do

In the capacity of an Administrative Assistant (AA) you are required to support multiple senior stakeholders based globally (APAC, Europe & US). At BCG, AAs are an essential part of the team and are expected to grow throughout their careers, building and improving their skills to match the evolving needs of BCG. Taking full responsibility for maintaining their stakeholders demanding schedules, our AAs are expected to act with initiative and be pro-active, as well as being able to handle confidential information with utmost discretion. The goal is to free up the stakeholders’ time, allowing them to focus on value added functional activities. This position is also expected to work with other AAs as part of a global team and may also be assigned by his or her supervisor to back up other support staff as required.

You are Good at

• Performing successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment.
• Interpreting rules and guidelines flexibly to enhance the business and in keeping with BCG’s values and culture.
• Working successfully within a complex matrix structured organization.
• Understanding and managing complex reporting relationship

What You'll Bring

• A graduate degree with 4 + years of work experience from a professional services, hospitality or multi-national company background.
• Administrative experience would be an added advantage.
• Excellent oral and written English language communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Strong interpersonal skills and able to work effectively at all levels.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to set priorities. Able to work with attention to detail and tenacity.
• Convey a strong positive personal and professional image with excellent standards of professional behavior and ethics.
• Team player, highly motivated, energetic, resourceful and friendly.
• Service-oriented, flexible and able to work under pressure.
• Demonstrates accountability and ownership.
• Reliable, timely and flexible
• Demonstrates proactivity by anticipates the needs of others and being able to “add value.”
• Demonstrates concise and effective communication skills.
• Effective in time management

Who You'll Work With

Our business management and operations team members work to ensure that BCG is running smoothly, efficiently, and productively. We are made up of executive and administrative (or case team) assistants, visual service artists, receptionists, facilities staff, and the team leaders and office coordinators who manage these operations and business management jobs.