Global Investment Research, Team Assistant - European Strategy, London

GLOBAL INVESTMENT RESEARCH

From macroeconomic forecasts to individual stock analysis, our team develops tools and insights to help shape investment strategies for clients and the firm. Our analysts work on client-focused research in the equity, fixed-income, currency, and commodities markets, mining big data that enters markets around the world each day to identify game-changing insights. You'll be part of a team that is intellectually curious, creative, analytical, and passionate about performing market research.

THE ROLE
The European Equity Portfolio Strategy team is looking for a Team Administrative Assistant to join the team in London. In this role, you will be supporting the head of Macro Research in Europe, as well as the broader team, with a variety of support and administrative duties.
Core Responsibilities:

• Provide full administrative support for Managing Directors and a team of strategists
• Manage heavy scheduling, internal and external conferences, webcasts and other events
• Handle a high volume of phone calls and emails
• Keep a track and record client engagement activities of the team members
• Relay information and perform tasks in a timely manner
• Coordinate international and domestic travel arrangements
• Process travel & entertainment expense reports in accordance with firm guidelines
• Handle onboarding logistics for new hires and transfers
• Assist in coordinating internal visitors' logistics
• Take on ad-hoc projects while maintaining daily work flow and general administrative support

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years or experience as an administrative assistant supporting a senior level executives and/ or large team
• Experience at financial services firm is preferable
• Strong proficiency in MS Office applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize
• High attention to detail
• Ability to perform a wide variety of tasks with the flexibility to change focus quickly as demands change /multitask

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to display a consistent, professional degree of communication
• Comfortable working with people at all organizational levels
• Team player with a positive attitude
• Demonstrates dependability and a sense of urgency to drive results
• Anticipates needs, potential issues and is able to independently make decisions
• Maintains a high standard of performance despite pressing deadlines
• Self-starter with excellent problem solving and follow-up capabilities
• Demonstrates a high degree of integrity and confidentiality

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

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