Executive Assistant (Chief of Staff), A320 VSM

Airbus • Mobile, AL

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Chief of Staff to the VP - Head of A320 VSM Mobile is responsible for daily business activities and a wide range of comprehensive operational duties. They will handle large amounts of confidential data/information and must be organized and structured to deliver prepared scenarios for decision making. They will be responsible for communicating in a multicultural environment at all hierarchical levels of the company in order to coordinate cross-functional and transnational interfaces. They must have an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth and awareness. Flexibility of working is expected to support different time zones and work schedules as well as the ability to travel both domestically and internationally.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree or Equivalent Experience
• Minimum 10 years work experience, preferably in an Industrial/Operations environment
• Experienced handling large amounts of data and analysis
• Knowledge of office management responsibilities, systems and procedures
• Excellent time management skills and ability to multi task and prioritize work
• Attention to detail and solid problem solving skills
• Working experience in international context and highly complex matrix organizations
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally
• 10% Domestic and International
• Authorized to Work in the US
• Ability to work hand in hand with all office team members in a fast paced environment
• Organized, Structured, Methodical
• Information flow management; engage with multiple stakeholders in order to help the teams delivering on time and quality
• Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information
• Knowledge of Airbus tools (CnB, myFM, etc.)
• Knowledge of G Suite/MS Office
• Fluent English
• Ability to work in complex/uncertain environments
• Ability to organize and prioritize
• Analytic and digital skills
• Ability to structure, simplify and give meaning to all hierarchical levels
• Problem solving agility
• Leadership and autonomy
• Stakeholder management
• Ability to work flexible hours to accommodate time zone differences as well as other work schedules
• Excellent communication skills required; both verbal and written in English
• Autonomy
• Improvement mindset
• Strong communication skills
• Team Spirit
• Intermediate to Advanced skills in GSuite platform
• Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.
• Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms.
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.
• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer.
• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor.
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.

Nice To Haves

• Proven Project or Program management experience
• event management experience desirable
• French would be a plus
• French (desirable)
• Skywise

Responsibilities

• Support the VP in day to day activities, anticipating pre-work needed such as preparing scenarios, decision- making or presentations, material accordingly
• Support the VP with daily business activities, including but not limited to transnational, confidential, and strategic topics, Airbus wide, studying, filtering and prioritizing working files, providing recommendation to the VP and follow up local implementations of decisions preparing for regular /ad hoc meetings of the VP by gathering and/or creating all relevant materials (scenario, decision-making materials or presentation material) liaising with relevant stakeholders on various topics/events and/or ensure deliverables reports/deadlines are met
• Manage the coordination of cross-functional and transnational interfaces, being able to manage a broad network at all hierarchical levels to collect views from bottom-up approach
• Lead some specific action plans/projects and supporting the N-1 management team of the VP
• Provide guidelines for the prioritization of the calendar for the VP - anticipate and suggest solutions form overlapping issues, optimize day and week workload, inform meetings’ attendants accordingly if needed in coordination with the Administrative Support.
• Manage that the VP time management allows the VP to deal with priorities in a fast paced environment
• Collection & Analysis of information to support or recommend decision making
• Coordinate briefing requests for meeting preparation
• Organize meetings, team events and welcome external guests
• Type, format, distribute, organize and archive official documents using the up-to-date Airbus templates
• Support cascading of managerial administrative tasks. Follow-up actions form meetings, information sharing (i.e. mail distribution and management).
• Stakeholder management in support to the VP: liaise regularly and act as an interface with other executive offices including EA/COS, N-1 offices. Influencing key stakeholders and fostering relationships to deliver reliably.
• Office/Travel & Event Management - Make sure the VP always have the tools they need for their daily work

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status.
• Compliance with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
• Policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, demotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits and training.
• Prohibition of any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status.
• Commitment to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment.
• Welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.
• Commitment to equal opportunities for all.
• No monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive