PA - Fluent German

This is a true one-to-one PA opportunity within a successful City based firm for a German speaking PA to offer top level support to the MD of the Investment Department. Correspondence is mainly typed from audio in English with some letters translated into German. You will also translate incoming German correspondence into English and outgoing letters into German. Lots of client telephone liaison too in English and German. Fluent German language skills together with strong PA talents are essential for this responsible bilingual PA position.

Essential requirements for this PA with Fluent German role include:

Fluent English and German language skills, both written and spoken
Previous PA experience, preferably within a professional services firm
50 wpm copy and audio typing skills
Strong MS Office skills including mail merge
Exceptional organisational and time management talents
Warm, confident communication skills with the ability to liaise comfortably with colleagues and clients in both German and English

Key areas of responsibility within this Bilingual PA role include:

Copy and audio typing correspondence and documentation
Translating letters into German
Composing own correspondence
Translating incoming German correspondence into English and outgoing letters into German
Proof reading as applicable
Translating, circulating and filing press releases
Handling telephone enquiries in German and English and liaising with clients
Handling all filing
General diary management including setting up meetings and appointments
Making travel and hotel arrangements
Occasionally organising and setting up in-house lunches and corporate client events such as Henley etc
Maintaining database listings
Collating monthly expenses
Deputising for the office administrator

If you would like to utilise fully your excellent German language skills within a challenging City based PA position, please email your CV immediately, in Word format, to (Send CV using the apply link) quoting “PA – Fluent German” and reference 4684 LO.

Many thanks for contacting Carousel and sending us your CV for this Bilingual PA position.  To help you in your job search, please visit our website at http://www.carousel.co.uk where the Candidate Zone has useful advice including specimen CVs, interview advice and how to help you in your search for the perfect role.
We receive a large volume of applications a day and please assume that if you have not been contacted within two working days that your application for this Bilingual PA position has been unsuccessful.  Thank you for your interest in Carousel.

Agency/Employer: Carousel Consultancy Ltd
Town or City: EC2
Location: City
Sector: Administration
Related Job Titles: Bilingual Administrative Assistant,Bilingual Secretary,Correspondence Representative
Permanent/Contract: Permanent, Full time
Experience: 2 years
Date: 18-04-2008
Salary: 32000 British Pound / Year

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