Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Executive Assistant
Sep. 2022 - Mar. 2023Helsinki, Uusimaa, FinlandI was an executive assistant to four stakeholders. During my time I: - Handled their calendars by scheduling regular internal/external meetings and rescheduled them according to priorities and last minute changes
- Managed their domestic and international travel arrangements
- Managed their expense reports - Created and maintained relationships with clients & vendors/partners
- Worked as a travel node for the entire Helsinki office, acting as advisor on anything travel related
- Organized and hosted a Office Christmas party for 30+ attendees December 2022 for the finance team
- Organized two case team events (escape room + dinner & dog sledding + dinner)
- Organized a baby shower for a colleague at the office
- Organized the Nordic Pride Conference (including but not limited to: detailed research into potential venues, price negotiations, hotel room bookings/changes, developing the agendas, booking the evening event, creating a 2000 word document with travel related info for attendees, filling the expense reports & acting as point of contact for 30+ attendees from Norway, Sweden & Finland)
- Covered as the EA for other stakeholders whenever necessary (in total 10 covers over a month period)
- Booked meeting rooms & ordering catering as needed for internal/external events
- Solved any problems/answered any inquiries my stakeholders may have had In addition to my core executive assistant responsibilities, I also became part of the internal cohort Women@BCG, during which time I: - Set up the core documentation for the cohort - Set up the primary channel for internal communication & distribution list for the cohort
- Researched, drafted and presented an events proposal plan
- Developed a budget proposal for 2023
- Organized and hosted the flagship event Sushi school + dinner for +30 attendees
- Organized a lunch for consultants for 30+ attendees (taking into consideration and catering to 17 different diets)