Your Job:

In this versatile position, you will support the Institute Director and the team in the following administrative tasks:

• Independently perform general administrative tasks for the institute management
  
• Organize appointments as well as international conferences
  
• Prepare and edit various documents in English and German and communicate with scientists
  
• Prepare and follow-up of meetings, events and national and international business trips
  
• Assist with correspondence and the preparation of presentations in German and English
  
• Guide national and international visitors

Your Profile:

• You have a degree as a foreign language secretary or equivalent qualification or proof of English language skills (at least B2 level); alternatively a comparable degree is desirable
  
• You have sound experience in independently taking on secretarial and administrative tasks
  
• High degree of independence, flexibility, motivation and initiative
  
• Good organizational and coordination skills
  
• Confident handling of common PC application programs (Microsoft Office), SAP knowledge is an advantage
  
• A confident appearance as well as a courteous manner with guests and visitors is a matter of course for you
  
• Your communication skills in German and English are above average

Our Offer:

We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to actively help in shaping change! Here is what Forschungszentrum Jülich can offer you:

• Work in an international and academic environment, with a flat hierarchy
  
• Developing the potential of our employees is important to us, which is why we offer individual professional development opportunities
  
• We support you right from the beginning: We help new colleagues to find their feet at Jülich – e.g. through our Welcome Days and Welcome Guide - www.fz-juelich.de/en/gp/welcome-to-forschungszentrum-julich
  
• Ideal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy supported by our Equal Opportunities Bureau go.fzj.de/ReconcilingWorkandFamilyLife
  
• Flexible working hours in a full-time position (39 hours/week) with the option of slightly reduced working hours - go.fzj.de/near-full-time
  
• Flexible work arrangements, e.g. working from home - in coordination with the Institute Director and depending on current tasks
  
• 30 days of annual leave and provision for days off between public holidays and weekends (e.g. between Christmas and New Year)
  

Place of employment: Aachen

In addition to exciting tasks and a collaborative working atmosphere at Jülich, we have a lot more to offer: go.fzj.de/benefits

You will be initially employed for a fixed term of 2 years but with the prospect of longer-term employment. Salary and social security benefits will conform to the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund), pay group 8, depending on your current qualifications and the precise nature of the tasks assigned to you. All information about the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund) can be found on the BMI website: go.fzj.de/bmi.tvoed The monthly salaries in euro can be found here: go.fzj.de/bmi.tvoed.entgelt

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, e.g. in terms of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation / identity, and social, ethnic and religious origin. A diverse and inclusive working environment with equal opportunities in which everyone can realize their potential is important to us.

Further information on diversity and equal opportunities: go.fzj.de/equality

This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.