Job Posting Title:

Executive Asst & Corp Comms Coordinator

Req ID:

10096623

Job Description:

DESCRIPTION:

The Executive Assistant & Corporate Communications Coordinator provides support and assistance to the VP of Corporate Communications APAC across administrative, operational and organizational areas. This role will be responsible for all secretarial and administrative support, including communications and coordination with senior APAC corporate communications leaders in the department and other internal stakeholders across APAC and the U.S., as well as external parties. The candidate must enjoy a fast-paced, dynamic environment, be adept at documentation and PowerPoint presentations, and be able to collaborate with a vast number of cross-functional teams across different offices in APAC and the U.S.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide full secretarial and administrative support to the VP
• Prepare and support any presentation decks and reports for meetings for VP
• Manage day-to-day calendar, including VP schedule, coordinate departmental calendar; department meetings and events
• Coordinate and act as the point of contact for local and overseas meetings and conference arrangements
• Work with Casual Buyer Team to process purchase orders and invoice in SAP
• Support all CSR budgeting and administration needs
• Support administration and coordination of department initiatives and events
• Provide logistics support for meeting arrangement
• Distribute department information, materials and presentations, as required
• Maintain efficient document filing systems (manually or electronically as applied)
• Manage travel arrangements including booking of flights, ticketing, hotel reservation, visa application, airport/hotel transfer, etc.
• Prepare and submit Travel and Entertainment (T&E) claims using the internal tracking system
• Support VP APAC communications budget tracking and billing
• Run T&E summary report and monitor spending of Asia team’s T&E (Sourcing and Quality Assurance)
• Attend and take minutes of meetings both in the office and at other locations, upon request
• Liaise with APAC communications leaders and other employees to ensure follow up and that deadlines are met
• Assist in coordinating important pieces of work/projects for the VP between her team and others in the organization as required
• Provide ad-hoc additional support to other leaders in the team with T&E and travel booking as required
• Other office duties and personal matters as and when assigned by the VP.

CORE SKILLS:

• Strong and responsive written and verbal communications and stakeholder management skills
• Good Powerpoint, excel and formatting skills
• Intellectual rigour to operate in a fast-paced environment and dynamic team, with experience supporting complex tasks, documentation and assignments
• Self-starters with experience working in multi-national companies and in high performing teams
• Knowledge on corporate/business issues, office policies and technological advances
• Collaborative and people skills – ability to work and adapt working style and communications with a wide variety of leaders and employees across different offices and time zones
• Good attention to detail with scheduling and documentation
• Client service mindset to support VP and regional team
• Multi-tasking skills and ability to juggle high intensity of activities and scheduling while remaining professional and calm at all times
• Mature understanding of company and team confidentiality
• Proactive mindset with suggestions to improve efficiencies and communications with teams

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least 8 years secretarial/office administration experience serving senior executives in multi-national, corporate environments
• Experience working with in-house communications teams or PR agencies will be a plus
• Proficient in computer skills; Microsoft Outlook, MS Words, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SAP, etc.
• Fluent in English (verbal & written) and other native languages would be a plus
• A good team player with strong interpersonal skills
• Meticulous with good organizational and planning skills
• Good etiquette, pleasant composure and a positive working attitude
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Proven ability to work well in teams
• Keen understanding of stakeholder management & building organizational support
• Detail oriented, pro-active and a self-starter

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. We are committed to building a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

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Job Posting Segment:

APAC Operations

Job Posting Primary Business:

APAC Communications

Primary Job Posting Category:

Executive Support

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Singapore, Singapore

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2024-07-31