Office Assistant

Company Description

Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, an increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to make your mark in finding innovative and relevant solutions for complex infrastructural and marine projects.

Boskalis has one of the largest global fleets of specialized offshore vessels, allowing us to carry out a broad range of offshore activities. We provide innovative and sustainable all-round solutions to tackle major worldwide maritime challenges. Our Offshore Energy division supports sustainable energy solutions such as wind energy as well as traditional fossil facilities. We’re involved in the entire journey from developing and transporting to maintaining and decommissioning these facilities.

**Job Description**:
Make your mark as Office Assistant at Boskalis Antwerp

For our Antwerp office, we are seeking an Office Assistant who will assure smooth operation of the office (facilities, reception duties, eg) and act as go-to person and administrative support for the staff working at the Antwerp location.

**Your responsibilities**
- Ensure smooth day-to-day office operations of the office, including building and facilities maintenance, meeting room arrangements, office supplies, travel arrangements, building access etc;
- First point of contact for suppliers, parcel services, landlord, co-tenants, utilities companies;
- Reception duties, manning telephone switchboard and welcoming visitors in the reception area;
- Administrative back office, supporting operations of the teams and the staff working in the office;
- Maintain close contact with Boskalis HQ departments (logistics, facilities, security) in Papendrecht - the Netherlands for office organizational improvements in line with corporate guidelines and alignment on corporate brand.

**Your qualities**
You can make your mark as Office Assistant if you have:

- Recently graduated or gained a first relevant work experience of up to 2-3 years as a personal or team assistant, an administrative support officer or a front desk receptionist;
- A Bachelor’s degree in organization & management, business management, business and languages or similar;
- A strong command of written and spoken English and Dutch. Strong command of extra languages an asset;
- Strong administrative skills and communicative personality;
- Prior experience in the maritime industry is considered an important asset

**Qualifications**:
**What you can expect**
- A dynamic environment: A job where you can make an impact, in an earth-moving company, as part of a diverse, international team of experts.
- Rewarding conditions**:Besides a competitive salary, you will receive holiday allowance, holiday entitlement of 29 days (based on a full-time contract), meal vouchers, collective schemes (such as group insurance, hospitalization insurance), company cell phone and more.
- Career development: Plenty of opportunities to realize your full potential. Challenge yourself with (online) courses in our Boskalis academy.
- Warm welcome**:We warmly welcome our new colleagues, so they feel at home as soon as possible. During your onboarding program, we give you all the ins and outs of Boskalis

**Extra information**
- Where you will work: We work from our beautiful offices in Antwerp, close to the vibrant “Eilandje” marina area.
- Fulltime job: The position of Office Assistant is a fulltime (38 hours a week) job.

Additional Information
**Want to know more?**
We are more than happy to answer your questions about the position of Office Assistant. Please contact Kelly van der Doelen, corporate recruiter, via
+31 6 50 18 53 27 or Roel Verhelst, HR manager via +32 496 05 28 55.

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