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Executive Assistant

McKinsey & Company

Amsterdam
Full-time
2-5 years experience
Hybrid

Work Arrangement

Office Days per Week: 4 days

Key Skills

Calendar Management
Travel Arrangements
Administrative Support
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Teams
Time Management
English Proficiency
Dutch Proficiency
Multitasking
Organization Skills
Communication Skills

Job Description

Who You'll Work With You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference. When you join us, you will have: Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey. A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes. Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family. Your Impact You will proactively manage your Partners’ calendars and travel arrangements, provide broad administrative support, manage incoming communications, and prioritize emails to help organize and leverage time effectively. You will also drive ad hoc tasks of various sizes and complexity. You will be part of a dynamic and energetic Assistants Team based in the Amsterdam office. You will work closely with two of our Senior Partners, providing dedicated support, proactively organizing and managing their complex workday, and creating close meaningful external relations. You will be in daily contact with national and international colleagues and clients, as well as planning internal and external events. You will build effective and collaborative relationships with the ecosystem of your supported colleagues (e.g., leadership, relevant internal/external groups) and leverage these to deliver on your daily tasks. You will serve as a liaison/representative to your supported colleagues’ clients, client assistants, internal colleagues, other assistants, and departments. You will actively participate in local and firm-wide initiatives as well as in team meetings and training sessions. Your Qualifications and Skills Bachelor’s degree 2+ years of previous administrative experience Willingness to work in the office three to four days per week Outstanding organization skills; detail-oriented; able to prioritize and multitask; proactive mindset Mastery of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Teams) Able to work efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven international environment Proficient in rational decision making based on data, facts, and logical reasoning Exceptional time management to meet your responsibilities in a complex and largely autonomous work environment Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, in English and Dutch with the ability to adjust your style to suit different perspectives and seniority levels

Core Responsibilities

Proactively manage calendars, travel, and communications for Senior Partners while serving as a primary liaison for clients and internal stakeholders. Coordinate internal and external events and provide broad administrative support within a fast-paced international environment.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of administrative experience. Candidates must be proficient in English and Dutch and possess mastery of Microsoft Office tools.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Benefits Package
  • Competitive Salary
  • Mentorship
  • Continuous Learning Programs

About McKinsey & Company

Industry: Business Consulting and Services

Company size: 10,001+ employees

McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm. We are the trusted advisor to the world's leading businesses, governments, and institutions. We work with leading organizations across the private, public and social sectors. Our scale, scope, and knowledge allow us to address problems that no one else can. We have deep functional and industry expertise as well as breadth of geographical reach. We are passionate about taking on immense challenges that matter to our clients and, often, to the world. We work with our clients as we do with our colleagues. We build their capabilities and leadership skills at every level and every opportunity. We do this to help build internal support, get to real issues, and reach practical recommendations. We bring out the capabilities of clients to fully participate in the process and lead the ongoing work.

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