Résumé
About the Role
Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Orchestrate general administrative support for the Public Affairs team, ensuring seamless operations even during team absences
- Serve as a key liaison, advising team members and external stakeholders on department-specific processes and public affairs guidelines
- Spearhead process optimization and implement innovative solutions to enhance the efficiency of our public affairs operations
- Manage time-sensitive administrative projects aligned with public affairs objectives
- Contribute to special public affairs tasks and projects as a proactive team member
- Mentor new employees and supervise administrative staff in the Public Affairs department
- Streamline office projects, procedures and coordinating resources and support public affairs activities
- Readiness to work on-site in Berlin
Essential Requirements:
- Proven experience in office management, preferably in a public affairs or related field
- Demonstrated cross-cultural competence and ability to collaborate across diverse teams
- Strong stakeholder management skills with a talent for developing compelling, value-driven solutions
- Excellent communication abilities, including the capacity to share insights and craft engaging narratives for public affairs purposes
- Track record of proactive thinking and effective time management in a fast-paced environment
- Adaptability to manage challenges and make timely decisions in the dynamic public affairs landscape
- Knowledge of organizational structures and best practices in knowledge management relevant to public affairs
- Fluency in German and English, with exceptional written and verbal communication skills for public-facing interactions
Why Novartis?
Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here:
https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
You’ll receive:
You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Hiring decisions are only based on the qualification for the position, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age and disability.
Adjustments for Applicants with Disabilities:
The law provides for severely disabled / equal applicants the opportunity to involve the local representative body for disabled employees (SBV) in the application process. If you would like to request this, please let us know in advance as a note on your CV.
Join our Novartis Network:
If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here:
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
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Benefits and Rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
