Administrative Assistant

Michelangelo Foundation

Genève, GE, CH

Fixed Term

The Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship is a non-profit institution based in Geneva which champions contemporary craftspeople worldwide with the aim of promoting a more human, inclusive and sustainable future. The Foundation seeks to highlight the connections between craft, the wider arts and the design world. Its mission is to both celebrate and preserve craftsmanship and its diversity of makers, materials and techniques, by increasing craft’s everyday recognition and its viability as a professional path for the next generations. From engaging educational programmes to its signature digital project the Homo Faber Guide and international exhibition the Homo Faber Event, the Foundation is fostering a cultural movement centered on master artisans.

Administrative Assistant – Job description

Short term contract M 2024 – 30 August 2024

Percentage: 50%

Reports to: Head of Education

Location: Geneva

Position summary

We are looking for an Administrative Assistant to assist our Education and Institutional Partnership team on administrative, operational and research tasks.

The Administrative Assistant will be responsible to follow all administrative tasks related to Homo Faber Fellowship program including administrative data and document collection, contract preparation and signature tracking, file documents, travel bookings, rooming list preparation and various research and data inputting on the Foundation’s database for the Education and Institutional Partnership department.

Main responsibilities

Assist on operational and administration tasks such as data and document collection and verification, filing and organizing documents, data inputting in our database, making travel arrangements, interacting with suppliers and key stakeholders, elaborating task lists and schedules, presentation preparation.
Identifying potential future participants to Homo Faber Fellowship and presenting the program in writing and on calls.
Research for background checks on specific organizations and individuals.

Required Skills

Experience/training in administration
Very detailed and service oriented
Autonomous and proactive with an ability to multitask
Effective communicator and able to adapt to different audiences (from established companies to students)
Fluent in English (as all communication with stakeholders are in English) and French, any other language abilities would be an asset (especially Spanish)
Computer skills (MsSuite, Salesforce)
An interest in arts, craft, design, education sector would be an asset

Experience/Study: Administration

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