Administrative Assistant
Administrative Assistant
PPTA - Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association
Brussels, Belgium
Global trade association, PPTA, seeks and an administrative assistant to provide secretarial and project support for fast-paced international association located in Brussels. Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Managing calendars for assigned staff as required;
- Arranging travel needs for assigned staff as required;
- Processing expense reports as required;
- Scheduling and organizing committee meetings, conference calls, and other meetings for assigned staff and projects;
- Assisting in logistics of annual conferences as assigned;
- Traveling as required for meeting organization;
- Providing liaison between committee members and assigned staff;
- Preparing and distributing meeting materials, correspondence and other documents;
- Formatting, distributing and archiving presentations (PowerPoint);
- Researching and obtaining relevant scientific literature and health policy references as required;
- Adhering to Association policies and procedures, including, but not limited to, document management policies and procedures;
- Working with other administrative staff and support other special projects related to the activities of the association as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education & Experience:
- High-school diploma or equivalent;
- Bachelor degree preferred;
- Certificate in secretarial studies will be considered in lieu of degree;
- Minimum of three years administrative assistant experience in alignment with duties below;
- Experience supporting multiple supervisors, desirable;
- Association experience, desirable.
Skills & Abilities:
- Fluency in German and English, written and verbal, as well as local language;
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills;
- High-initiative, organized individual with the ability to set goals, manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines;
- Quality and detail-oriented;
- Ability to work with internal and external senior managers, their assistants and external vendors;
- Ability to communicate effectively with both U.S. and European members, staff and officials;
- Good judgment and willingness to learn;
- Team player;
- Professional demeanor and service-oriented with poise and courtesy;
- Proficiency with Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
About PPTA:
The Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA) is a dynamic trade association that represents a unique sector of the biologics and biotechnology industry. PPTA represents more than 650 human plasma collection centers in North America and Europe, as well as, the manufacturers of life-saving plasma protein therapies. Our members produce approximately 80 percent of the plasma protein therapies in the U.S. and 60 percent of those manufactured in Europe.
PPTA works globally to:
- Advocate for access to and affordability of therapies for patients;
- Engage in constructive dialogue with regulatory agencies;
- Collaborate with more than 20 patient advocacy organizations.
Apply:
Please send resume to: Catherine Izzi, Senior Director, Human Resources, cizzi@pptaglobal.org.
