Personal Assistant to The Chief Underwriting - London, United Kingdom - Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Let's care for tomorrow.

Your ambitions. Your dreams. Your tomorrow.

At Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty SE (AGCS), we are the global leader for insuring corporate and specialty risks in the Allianz Group.

Whether it's aircraft, the world's biggest ships and tallest building, cyber-attacks or climate change impacts, AGCS has the major risks covered when it comes to protecting businesses.

We are looking for a Personal Assistant to the Chief Underwriting Officer Corporate based in London.

Your Team

The Corporate Underwriting team comprises our Financial Lines, Liability, Property, Energy and Construction, Cyber and Alternative Risk Transfer lines of business alongside strategic functions such as Allianz Risk Consulting and Global Pricing.

Your key stakeholders will be the Chief Underwriter Officer Corporate and his Senior Management team.

The Impact You Will Have

In this role, you will provide an efficient and responsive administrative, organizational, and logístical service to the Chief Underwriting Officer Corporate, helping to manage and prioritize his time.

You will ensure that the Board Member can focus on strategic matters by processing delegable tasks. You also participate in important projects where involvement of the Board Management office is necessary.

Some of your specific responsibilities could include

Ensure busy diary commitments, papers, travel arrangements (flights, hotels, visa, personal bookings) are managed effectively including troubleshooting problems.
Coordinate travel and accommodation requirements in connection with others and ensure arrangements in place for the board member.
Be responsible for the processing and payment of travel expenses and invoices.
Filter general information, queries, phone calls and invitations to the board member by redirecting or taking forward such contact as appropriate.
Liaise with relevant individuals, external organizations etc. to arrange meetings, prepare agendas and draft minutes.
Contribute to / coordinate adhoc projects and initiatives for the Board Management Office. This can include workshop preparations / minutes, Allianz Engagement Survey (AES) action items, etc.
Organize events such as offsites and leadership camps.

What You'll Bring to the Role

Ideally a Bachelor's degree or secretarial qualification
Working experience in an administration/executive assistant/personal assistant role in a highly pressurized environment requiring tact, judgement, and discretion
Experience in diary management/researching and booking of travel and accommodation
Relevant working experience in a large organization in an international environment
Proficient at Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Excellent ability to prioritize and anticipate needs
Ability to work autonomously, but also to be a great team player
Exceptional ability to multitask and work fast
High level of confidentiality
Strong analytical skills
Excellent presentation skills
Very good communication skills, fluent in English with precise written English skills and an eye for detail
Good understanding of the insurance industry is highly beneficial

22018 | Underwriting | Professional | Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty | Full-Time | Permanent

What's in it for you?

Let's care about everything that makes you, you
We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong.

We offer a hybrid working model, which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working.

Please feel free to discuss flexible working arrangements with us.

Let's care for your financial wellbeing

We believe in rewarding performance with a great compensation and benefits package (details vary by location), including a generous bonus scheme and pension.

Let's care for your opportunities to progress

From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.

Let's care for life's twists and turns

From our support for flexible working, health and wellbeing (including private healthcare and generous parental leave benefits), to helping people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.

We've got your back.

Let's care for our society and our planet

With opportunities to be engaged in shaping a future that is safe, inclusive and sustainable, we care for the tomorrows of our people, our industry and our clients.

Care to join us?
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) is a global corporate insurance carrier and part of Allianz Group.

We provide risk consultancy, Property-Casualty insurance solutions and alternative risk transfer for a wide spectrum of commercial, corporate and specialty risks across 10 dedicated lines of business.