Personal Assistant or Secretary

Available
Serial No: 13711
Skills keywords: adaptability, foreign languages, managerial assistance, microsoft office, organised
Current location:  Comunidad de Madrid, Spain - View on map
Nationality: Spanish
Spoken languages: Catalan, english, german, spanish

Experience

Administrative Assistant

June 2008 – March 2014 Barcelona City Council

 Coordination of internal and external communications, email management, preparation of different types of documents, proposals and presentations in Office formats, document and file management, attention to internal suppliers, preparation of cooperation proposals in different languages, management of procedures with the public administration, support to management in dealing with foreign entities, user support.

Sworn Translator and Interpreter

May 1997 – December 2010 Freelance

 Translation and interpretation of official legal documents such as agreements and tenders in English and Spanish as a sworn translator, certified by the Spanish Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Ministry. Specialization in economic, business and scientific texts, to and from Spanish, English, Catalan, Galician and also German.

Administrative Assistant

March 2002 – October 2002 Atec Contractor, Barcelona

 Customer care, coordination and management of the company’s internal and external communications, support to senior management, internal expenditure control, management of travel and accommodation for employees, management of suppliers.

Qualifications

1994 – 2000 University of Vigo

 Bachelor’s degree in Translation and interpreting in Spanish, English and German, specialization in law and economics.

2011 Catalan Regional Government

 Certificate in higher vocational training, Managerial Assistance, awarded by the Catalan Regional Government (Generalitat de Catalunya) via the “Qualifica’t” programme for validation of professional experience – validation of 80% of the degree’s content.

2001 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Spain

 Sworn translator and interpreter, English and Spanish (appointment certificate issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain).

2002 University of Vic

 Postgraduate course in conference interpreting, English and Spanish.

Languages

 Spanish: native.

 English: advanced. Certificate of Proficiency in English, level C2 Council of Europe, ESOL Examinations – Cambridge University, June 2009.

 German: intermediate. Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung Zeugnis, level B2 Council of Europe, Goethe Institut zu Berlin, June 2004.

 Catalan: advanced. Certificat de Nivell de Suficiència de Català, level C1 Council of Europe, Consorci per a la Normalització Lingüística de Catalunya, February 2007.

 Galician: advanced. Certificado de validación dos cursos de iniciación e perfeccionamento da Lingua Galega, Education Department, Galician Regional Government (Xunta de Galicia), October 1999.

Other experience / information

 Computer knowledge: advanced user of Office programs, Internet and email. Certificate of Advanced User of Computing Programs (preparation for the ACTIC certificate), may 2013.

 Knowledge of CRM tools such as Salesforce.

 Available for immediate start.






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