Executive Assistant

**Description**:** Corteva Agriscience** is the largest pure-play Agricultural Solutions company in the world. With a focus on technology and innovative sustainable solutions, Corteva offers farmers the most complete and premium portfolio in the industry of seed, crop protection and plant health products, and digital tools. These solutions are focused on maximizing productivity and reducing risk for the growers and other customers we serve. We bring our global presence, deep knowledge, and diverse resources so that farms can flourish, moving our world forward.

At Corteva, we are committed to delighting our customers, investing in innovation, accelerating our performance and execution, and enriching our organization - including continuously bringing the best and brightest talent into our Company and investing in our culture of curiosity, integrity and driving results. We have big challenges to solve for the global food system, and we are looking for energetic people with the desire to help find solutions.

Corteva is searching for an experienced, reliable, proactive, and task-oriented** Executive Assistant part time 50%**

The Executive Assistant will provide direct, day-to-day support to Executive Management. She will also engage with other internal and external stakeholders, importantly including Executive Assistants of senior counterparties at the companies, consultants, partners and other organizations with which the Executive Management regularly interacts.

**Key Responsibilities - How will you help us grow?**
- Manage domestic and international travel arrangements and ensure trip reservations are up to date and modified as needed in response to shifting schedules and priorities.
- Manage complex and often evolving travel itineraries.
- Manage expense tracking and related reports.
- Manage complicated and ever-changing calendars and meeting/appointment schedules. Independently manage, prioritize and resolve meeting/appointment requests. Determine the urgency and importance of the requests by reviewing and collecting additional information, as necessary. Proactively review forward-looking calendar to ensure schedule is continuously optimized.
- Arrange events to take place inside and outside of the workplace, such as team meetings, business lunches/customer events and dinners, webinars, etc. Includes, as appropriate, managing the meeting agenda, coordinating the venue/conference room, hotel, organizing meeting materials, coordinating teleconferencing, and other related functions.
- Document and distribute minutes of meetings and other information, manage follow-up on action items to ensure accomplishment, and maintain shared files.
- Prepare certain internal and external corporate documents and presentations, including conducting research and collecting and analyzing data, as necessary.
- Be the team's go-to navigator in accessing resources in technology helpdesk, HR, facilities, etc. Includes maintaining and updating distribution lists, organizational charts, and access to other systems, as needed.
- Support ad hoc project work.

**Location**: Versoix, Switzerland

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**Qualifications**:** Background and Experience - What You'll Bring to the Table**
- Minimum of 5-10 years of experience as an Executive Assistant reporting directly to Executive Management.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, with an ability to become familiar with company-specific programs and software, such as travel and expense reporting systems.
- Positive attitude with a strong learning mindset and flexibility.
- Detail-oriented and able to consistently produce high quality, accurate work while under pressure and strict time constraints.
- High degree of initiative; ability to act proactively and without much supervision, anticipate needs and follow through.
- Resourcefulness around acquiring needed information or knowledge about new or unfamiliar topics/situations.
- Strong work management skills including planning, prioritizing, and organizing tasks to effectively meet deadlines and achieve specific results.
- Strong collaboration, organizational and problem-solving skills with exceptional multi-tasking abilities.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills.
- Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
- Strong judgement and high integrity.

**Who Are We Looking For?**
- Curious, bold thinkers who want to grow their careers and be part of a winning team.
- Market shaping individuals who want to transform the agriculture industry to meet the world's growing need for food.
- Collaborators who thrive in a diverse, inclusive work environment.
- Innovators who bring initiative and fresh ideas that drive our business into the future and make us an industry leader.

**Growing What Matters Starts With YouWhat Can We Offer To Help You Grow?**
- Opportunity to be part of a global industry leader working to discover s