Management Assistant

How does your job as Management Assistant at Rijk Zwaan look like?

Rijk Zwaan Turkey head office is located in Yukarıkocayatak / Serik Region of Antalya. Currently our team is composed of 130 people.

As a Management Assistant, you are responsible from providing strong administrative support to the Board of Directors. We have two Directors with different attention fields. Within this position, you will be involved in managing their agendas, tracking actions, planning their trips, planning and organising meetings, and company events, making preparations for the meetings, conducting some regular reports and assisting internal communication.

You will be in close contact with all the team members in Turkey and other secretaries in our central office in The Netherlands as well as other international subsidiaries.

We are looking for a Management Assistant with:

You are planned and well-organised with good follow-up skills. You know how to set priorities and work accurately. You enjoy arranging, organizing and helping others. You have the experience in managing multiple priorities, administrative coordination, and logistics to get things done in a timely way. You build good relationships and have high level of professionalism with all contacts. You are committed to provide a high service level with proactive thinking in regards to the needs of the situation. You have strong organisational skills with proven success from past job experiences. You contribute to a positive atmosphere in the team with being a team player and providing practical solutions even when faced with challenges. You have a high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information. You have excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to work comfortably with all departments as well as external contacts in representing the company. 

In addition, what we are looking for:

• More than 3 years of executive or administrative assistance
• An academic degree, preferably at bachelors level
• Good command of English and Turkish
• Proficiency in MS Office programs

What can you expect from us?

Besides a growing international work environment, we are happy to offer you:

• a permanent contract from the start
• a global work environment with intense international contact
• an entreprenuerial atmosphere with lots of new challenges
• various training opportunities through our Rijk Zwaan Academy and other training platforms

Rijk Zwaan: your new employer?

Rijk Zwaan is an international family company with a people-oriented culture. Rijk Zwaan is right at the start of the food chain. We develop vegetable varieties and sell the seeds produced from them globally. From our strategic position, we contribute to the world food supply. Everything we do is about growth. The growth of natural products that we export around the world. The growth of our company. Above all the growth of our people: we give you every opportunity to use your own initiative and achieve your full potential. Working with colleagues to produce the best and tastiest vegetables. Reinforcing, helping and inspiring one another. That is how we want to continuously work together towards a healthy future.