MISSION TO METRICS

The mission of The Ocean Cleanup is to develop advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting and helping to structure the workload of our Founder & CEO, Boyan Slat.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As the Personal Assistant, you will provide comprehensive assistance to Boyan, enabling him to focus on his primary responsibilities and maximize his time and efficacy. This is an exciting opportunity to support Boyan in leading our crew and the development of our technology to achieve our mission of ridding the world’s oceans of plastic.

Among other duties, you will be responsible for completing a broad variety of administrative tasks of a personal and professional nature, including:

Complex planning and scheduling of meetings and teleconferences across different time zones and accompanying or standing in for the CEO in meetings, travel, and other (external) events when needed
Supporting the CEO with time management, setting personal priorities, managing agendas for internal and external engagements, and perfecting presentations
Monitoring email inboxes, flagging topics for the CEO's attention, communicating on behalf of the CEO, and ensuring actions are completed on time
Coordinating complex worldwide travel arrangements for the CEO, organizing events and handling expenses
Acting as a sounding board for the CEO
Providing admin and scheduling support to the Supervisory Board and for Supervisory Board meetings
Supporting the CEO in upholding the internal culture of the organization
Coordinating the CEO’s speaking engagements, overseen by the Brand Activation Manager
Handling CEO relationship management processes and communications to broaden and strengthen the CEO's network, along with CRM input and editing
Remote assistance in all time zones with 24/7 availability
Backup role for the Executive Assistant to the Managing Director and for the Office Manager

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Proven background in business administration or communications is preferred
8 years of experience supporting at an executive level in a highly professional international environment
Experience with time management and ability to identify areas to relieve work from the CEO
Strong knowledge of MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Experience with Salesforce CRM software is a plus
Experience successfully creating and/or modifying processes
Near-native English. Dutch is a plus, not a must
Experience working with UHNWIs, public figures, government officials, and the press is a plus

PERSONAL QUALITIES

High EQ, intelligent, unpretentious, and grounded, with a strong desire to help
Thrives in enabling the CEO to focus on what he does best, and complements him in areas where he benefits from assistance
Maintains a high level of integrity and confidentiality and able to handle sensitive and valuable information of a professional and personal nature
Exceptional organizational and problem-solving skills
Can work independently and is concise in communication with the CEO and Management Team
Delivers accurate work and is structured, but also flexible where needed
Self-steering without requiring guidance, resourceful, and thrives in high-paced international environments
Able to interact with high-level contacts, including funders, and able to put themselves in the shoes of our stakeholders and tailor communication to fit our brand
High performer that consistently exceeds expectations
Has an intrinsic motivation for our ambitious and meaningful goal
Has a curiosity for how things work and for technology, and is in tune with the start-up/scale-up mentality of The Ocean Cleanup
Most importantly - enjoys a good (and sometimes bad) pun every now and then.

Curious to hear how it is to work at The Ocean Cleanup? Listen to our team members explain their work in our podcast. Available on Spotify and all other podcast platforms.

Starting from:: ASAP
Work permit needed:: European Union; A valid European Union work permit is highly preferred for this position. However, feel free to send an open application so we can contact you if an opportunity arises in your country.