Management Assistant

“Who can I turn to for guidance when managing complex agendas or organizing logistics for our management team members?”

You and your job

As a Management Assistant you make a contribution by working in a highly dynamic environment with a multitude of stakeholders at all levels in our organization. With your flexible and open personality you provide optimal support in both the secretarial and organizational areas. You thrive on creating structure, organizing the day as efficiently as possible, planning, coordinating and ensuring adequate follow-ups. Your commitment and ability to set and maintain priorities while managing the workload are important.

Top responsibilities

• Supporting with HR and on/off-boarding matters.
• Assisting the MT CRO W&R members with agenda management and administrative tasks, travel arrangements and logistics.
• Organising offsites and events for MT CRO W&R members or for MT CRO W&R in general (departmental), including follow-up action management.
• Distinguishing main and side issues through setting the right priorities within the hectic banking environment; switching smoothly between your different tasks and roles.
• Involved in communications (together with BM CRO W&R) and maintenance of our Raboweb sites.

Fine working relationship

• In the team CRO Wholesale and Rural (Integrated Risk).
• You support mainly the Head of Credit Risk Management W&R, Head of Operational Risk W&R and the Head of Integrated Risk W&R.
• Together with 3 (business support) direct colleagues.

Work and pleasure

“I value how efficiently our Business Support team works together and how quickly we come together to find effective solutions. The variety of our responsibilities and the international environment make the work dynamic and inspiring.” Lotty Dekkers Executive Assistant CRO W&R

An average working day

Curious what your day might look like in this role? Imagine starting your morning by making sure the agenda is perfectly aligned and everyone is set up for success. You will have regular catch-ups with your managers and business support colleagues to stay ahead of upcoming events, travel requests, and anything else that needs smooth coordination. Throughout the day, you will be the go-to person on the work floor, connecting with colleagues, supporting teams with their day-to-day questions, and helping solve issues that keep the organization running seamlessly.

‘By joining the Business Support Team of CRO W&R, you’ll have a unique opportunity to connect with colleagues across the risk domain, both in Utrecht and internationally. Supporting multiple MT members gives you valuable insight into the various teams and the diverse risk types they oversee. Our team values flexibility, teamwork and a can-do mindset, and we love fresh ideas and creativity’ Marlies van Groen Business Manager CRO W&R

Your future colleagues are looking forward to working with you. They will be glad of your help to support the management team of CRO W&R, for agenda coordination, travel arrangements and day to day questions. Working together is the way we work; as one supportive and committed Rabobank team.

You and your talent

You are proactive, result-driven and have excellent organizational skills. In addition to these core competencies, you have strong interpersonal skills and are a strong communicator both verbally and written. It's exactly these characteristics that make you a good management assistant, particularly in combination with:

• Skilled in complex agenda management and administrative coordination.
• Experience with HR support, including on- and off-boarding processes.
• Proficient in organizing travel arrangements and logistical planning.
• Capability of event and offsite organization, including follow-up action management.
• Proven ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with integrity.
• Extensive MS Office knowledge and hands-on experience.
• Excellent English and Dutch language proficiency.
• MBO/HBO level of working and thinking with 3+ years relevant experience.

Competencies

• Collaboration — working together smoothly with managers and colleagues.
• Customer oriented - with a proactive mindset, taking initiative and staying ahead of needs.
• Networking - strong interpersonal skills, building good relationships across teams and stakeholders.
• Agility/ Flexibility — adapting to changing requests, priorities, and situations.