Senior Secretary

Deadline: 11 March 2012 - Job Code: 1.1.05

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has a vacancy at its Secretariat in Vienna, Austria, for a Senior Secretary within the Legal Office, who provides secretarial and administrative services to the General Legal Counsel.

Main Responsibilities:

• Arrange and record incoming correspondence (memos/letters/e-mails/invoices), and assist the General Legal Counsel in dispositions and distribution to the relevant staff; monitor and keep the General Legal Counsel informed regarding the status of follow-up
• Arrange and record outgoing correspondence (memos/letters/e-mails/invoices), assist the General Legal Counsel in checking wording and style, and providing the necessary background information; dispatch and file as required
• Draft memos/letters/e-mails/other response statements as requested by the General Legal Counsel
• Follow up pending matters within the Legal Office and with other Divisions/Departments/Offices
• Finalise the Legal Office's reports and presentations to Management and to the Governing Bodies
• Schedule appointments of the General Legal Counsel
• Translate correspondence from German to English and vice versa as required
• Carry out any other tasks assigned by the relevant superiors as they pertain to his/her background, qualifications and position

Requirements:

• Secondary School certificate plus special courses
• Five years of work experience
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and German

Skills and Knowledge:

• Office administration
• MS Office
• Typing

Offer:

Commensurate remuneration package (i.e. monthly basic salary of € 2,928 x 12 per year) with tax-free benefits and six weeks annual leave.

Applications:

Applicants should kindly complete the "Application Form" which can be downloaded from our website and send their updated curriculum vitae (quoting the job code 1.1.05) to:

OPEC
Finance & Human Resources Department
Helferstorferstrasse 17
A-1010 Vienna - Austria
or
Email: recruitment@opec.org

The deadline for receipt of applications is Sunday, 11 March 2012. Acknowledgements will only be sent to short-listed candidates.