Czech Speaking Secretary, Docklands, Temp to Perm contracts, up to £30k ae

Job Location: DOCKLANDS, LONDON

Salary/Additional Information: The salary is paid on a temporary hourly rate initially c£12.00 per hour. Once permanent, you will receive a salary in the region of £24-30,000 ae. Other benefits include pension, medical insurance and a generous annual leave package

Reference: RF/SECRETARY/CZC

Company: A European organisation established in 1995. Its main responsibility is the protection and promotion of public and animal health, through the evaluation and supervision of medicines for human and veterinary use. It coordinates the evaluation and supervision of medicinal products throughout the European Union. They bring together the scientific resources of the 25 EU Member States in a network of 42 national competent authorities. It cooperates closely with international partners, reinforcing the EU contribution to global harmonization and offers a truly cosmopolitan, multilingual working environment.

NB: If you have applied for any other languagematters vacancy there is no need to re-apply, as your CV will be considered for all our vacancies that match your language skills and work experience.

Role: To provide bilingual secretarial and administrative support to a small team of executives in a medical or pharmaceutical environment. Fluency in at least two EU languages is required to facilitate translation and proofreading work. A full range of support duties will also include arranging meetings, travel and diary management.

The organisation requires a number of bilingual secretaries for various departments including Accounts & Finance and Executive support.

Profile: To meet the requirements laid down by the European Commission, all employees must be eligible to work in one of the member states. Proof of right to work in the EU and copies of all education certificates will be required upon application. Candidates must be educated to ‘A' level standard or equivalent.

A high level of competency as a secretary from a stable international background and advanced MS Office skills are essential.

Candidates must also be available to work immediately as all new employees are recruited on temporary contracts initially, with a permanent contract being issued after a minimum period of three months, pending suitability.

The working languages of the organization are; Spanish, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, English, French, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian, Slovakian, Finnish, Swedish, Greek, Romanian, Bulgarian

Where possible please apply for this role with a CV in the Europass format:
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/europass/home/vernav/E uropasss+Documents/Europass+CV/navigate.action

To apply, please send your CV to Rebecca Foreman

NB. Client requirements dictate that we can only accept applications from candidates who are available for face to face interviews in the UK within 24 hours. Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU or hold a valid work permit. Please note that we contact successful candidates within 3-4 working days. If you are not contacted, please review our website and only re-apply to other roles if you have the required skills and experience. Language Matters is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.