Team Assistant

Our Values

Korn Ferry is an entrepreneurial, client-purposed meritocracy where inclusive, honest, knowledgeable, and high-performing colleagues can enjoy a lifetime of growth opportunities.

We expect all our employees to reflect our values of inclusion, honesty, knowledge, and performance in everything they do.

About KF Consulting

Korn Ferry’s organizational consulting services target the most critical challenges facing global businesses today: attracting, developing, motivating, and retaining talent, as well as creating the right structures to support that talent.

Our deep expertise spans the talent function from end-to-end. We help businesses develop comprehensive, effective strategies that improve their organizational structures, create attractive rewards and benefits packages, build thoughtful assessment and succession programs, and develop current talent and future leaders. In sum, we help unleash the power of people to close the Potential Gap: the difference between where you are now and where you need to be to achieve sustainable growth.

The Role

We look for an experienced Team Assistant to join our team of assistants within our consulting organization. At Korn Ferry, a (junior)Team Assistant provides seamless communication to clients and team members by managing key project deliverables, meeting schedules, travel itineraries (many international), and expense reconciliation. Understand key deliverables, tracking status, and anticipating and resolving any issues that may arise. You will work with external (enterprise) Clients, our Partners, Project Managers, Graphics Team and Finance Team to ensure flawless execution of business development opportunities, client deliverables, and firm management.

The executive assistant provides high-level support to designated consultants. Primary responsibilities include:

· Planning and organizing for client meetings and internal meetings.

· Support engagement leading consultants in the set-up and planning of new client work.

· Edit documents and presentations, in line with our brand guidelines, for example for business development purposes and for delivery of client work.

· Assist with other duties such as soft file maintenance, mailings, and troubleshooting.

· Handle incoming calls for the designated consultants and the client engagements you support.

· Working with other support staff to ensure phone coverage during breaks and other periods of absence.

· Support your colleagues from the team when needed.

· Assist with office management duties as needed.

Education, experience, and other qualifications:

· Relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent in thinking level or relevant work experiences.

· Fluency in both Dutch and English.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Customer service focus

· Detail-oriented, high standards in editing documents.

· Excellent Microsoft Office skills, savvy with other office applications.

· Interpersonal savvy, relate easy to all kinds of people.

· Fun to work with, positive mindset.

· Able to organize and prioritize multiple deadlines.

The Korn Ferry difference

At Korn Ferry, talent matters. We believe that when people are engaged in the right roles, developed, and rewarded, the firm flourishes. Ideas come to life and our business grows. The leaders who will shape tomorrow emerge. We know that the only pathway to greatness is through people.

We place a high value on progressing, developing, and nurturing our colleagues from the first day they arrive and throughout the entirety of their career – regardless of their role, line of business or region. We want Korn Ferry to continue to be a premier career destination – a place where each day colleagues are energized, developed, empowered and able to pursue their passions.

Development is however a partnership and because we attract top talent, we are a culture of self-starters who don’t wait for things to happen to them but instead take the initiative to learn and grow. Being insatiably curious and striving to be better today than yesterday are hallmarks of our most successful colleagues.

We expect a lot from our people, but we also believe in giving a lot back. We’re passionate about creating an environment where talent thrives, where excellence is always recognized and rewarded, and where every contribution matters. You’ll be empowered to share your ideas and to follow them through. And because we’re all about taking talent further, you can look forward to exceptional training and development opportunities.

Talent Development

We want to provide you with the opportunities that you need to develop your potential and realize your ambitions. That’s why we’ll make sure you enjoy continuous learning – from your colleagues, from on-the-job experience and from more formal programs. Through the Korn Ferry Institute, you’ll also have access to many highly valuable resources, including the industry’s top intellectual property around talent development.

Benefits

As a global business, our benefits packages can vary from country to country, but we always strive to provide our employees with a variety of high-quality options. We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive total rewards package includes access to a wide range of benefits, including health, dental, vision and life. We provide performance-related cash bonuses, too.

Beyond the Netherlands

We are a global firm with extensive international networks. Along with access to deep expertise across the globe, our structure provides international opportunities to advance your career and develop new skills and experiences.

Diversity Matters

A commitment to diversity is a commitment to harnessing untapped talents and igniting the human potential. We believe that the strength and value our team brings to clients and KF is a result of our collectively diverse workforce, with diversity of background, experience, and perspective.

We are committed to be an inclusive employer and value our people based on their ability to contribute to Korn Ferry’s goals, irrespective of other attributes. We are happy to consider flexible and agile ways of working to help you achieve a balanced lifestyle. As part of the recruitment process, we can put you in touch with people who work flexibly so that you understand from them what our culture is like. We also welcome candidates who are returning to work after an extended career break who have previous relevant experience.

Do you care about the bigger picture?

For us, this isn’t just business. We care about what we do and how we do it. That’s why we sponsor initiatives that improve the way we work, live and give back to our communities. And we do all we can to protect the environment for future generations.

To help us do this, we established the Korn Ferry Charitable Foundation, which aims to create and support programs that help people exceed their potential. Through the Foundation, we are working to:

• Provide direct relief to those affected by a natural disaster
• Fund scholarships and programs to improve social mobility
• Make grants to charitable organizations working to enhance our communities

Grant recipients include American Red Cross, Black Girls Code, Communities in Schools, Fundación Forge, LEADership Education and Development, Management Leadership for Tomorrow, and Out & Equal

Isn’t it time you joined us?

Visit our website www.kornferry.com/careers for more information.