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Executive Assistant to Chief Pilot and Chief Operations Officer

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Description

Ryanair is currently recruiting for an Executive Assistant to join Europe’s largest airline group.
This is an excellent time to join Ryanair as we look to grow to over 800 aircraft and 300m guests per year within the next 10 years.


The successful candidate will support both our Chief Pilot and COO. In this exciting role you will play a key part in supporting the Ryanair operation as we continue to grow. Our Chief Pilot and Chief Operations Officer are responsible for the management of our pilot, engineering and operations departments allowing Ryanair to safely operate over 3,700 flights per day and carry over 206 million passengers per year

You will also assist with Staff Travel administration as required to support senior management & meet the travel needs of our people.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Diary & meeting management
  • Travel/hotel arrangements/ bookings & itinerary preparation
  • Cover other PA’s / Reception annual leave
  • Event management / prep for meetings / AGM / etc.
  • Extensive filing & record keeping of airport contracts
  • Dictation of letters/documents/contracts for the management team as required
  • Minute taking of weekly meetings
  • Drafting weekly report for management team
  • Producing reports using Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Assisting with ad-hoc projects as and when they arise
  • Screen incoming calls, email and correspondence and respond independently when possible

Requirements

  • Friendly, open, approachable personality
  • Comfortable dealing with senior level management
  • Excellent computer literacy
  • Must be a fast thinker with a positive attitude
  • Have the ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
  • Be able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
  • Dictaphone typing skills is a plus
  • Have excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Ability to work with sensitive information confidentially

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Discounted and unlimited travel to over 250 destinations
  • Death in Service Benefit – Up to 2 times of annual basic salary
  • 20 Days Annual Leave – Increasing to 22 days after 12 months and 25 days after 3 years of continuous service.
  • Option for up to 5 additional unpaid leave days per year
  • Cycle 2 Work Scheme
  • Unrivalled career progression

Competencies

  • Organisational Savvy
  • Meeting Management
  • Personal Organisation
  • Planning
  • Problem Solving/Analysis
  • Communication
  • Interpersonal Skills
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Changes to our Application Process.

We are in the process of making a number of changes to our application process and overall candidate experience. This will occur in a number of phases and you may be required to create a new candidate profile or input some additional info for your application to be progressed. If you have already successfully applied for a role, we kindly ask that you do not re-apply for this. Our teams will be in touch by phone or email if we wish to progress your application to the next stage.

Thank you for your understanding and patience at this time and we wish you the best of luck with your application.