Secretary to the Board of Directors

Salary: £33,600 – £40,800 per year

Secretary to the Board of Directors (German Speaking)

Due to internal progression the Board are now looking for a proactive, confident and self-motivated German speaking Board Secretary/ Officer to have the exclusive opportunity to work for the Board of Lidl GB. This is an ideal role for a positive and enthusiastic team player who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and strives in achieving perfection.

You will be supporting our Board Directors with administrative tasks and communicating internally across departments as well as with other Lidl countries. You will also be working as part of the Board support team that consists of five people. You will need to proactive, ambitious and able to manage your workload whilst proactively accepting new tasks.

What you’ll do

Providing daily support to our Board Directors – Travel booking, meeting organisation, holiday planning, mail, emails, phone calls, office organisation and other ad hoc requests
Coordinating appointments, managing the agenda and consolidating minutes
Preparing KPI reports (including using Excel), executive summaries, presentations (including PowerPoint) and consolidating documents
Supporting in the implementation / management of projects
Supporting in national internal communication from Head Office to Regions and the running of national meetings.
Translation of documents into English
Executing general office management tasks, including hospitality and meeting room preparation
Taking minutes and other ad hoc tasks
Communicating with departments throughout our company
What you’ll need

Excellent command of the English language with fluent German language skills
Excellent attention to detail
Passionate about Lidl
Intermediate Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
Trustworthy with the ability to keep information confidential
An excellent communicator with exceptional organisational skills
Exceptional customer service skills and ability to act professionally at all times
A strong multitasker with the ability to prioritise conflicting deadlines and a varied workload
Motivated, proactive and willing to learn and develop within the role
Takes pride in providing a support function
Previous secretarial/administrative/project experience would be advantageous
What you’ll receive

This isn’t getting by. This is getting what you deserve. Working at Lidl is rewarding, in every sense, because we give you the training to succeed in your role and plenty of opportunities to progress your career here. We’re proud to offer a competitive salary starting from £33,600 – £40,800 (depending on experience) with an additional non-contractual 10% London weighting and a generous holiday allowance. Save for your future with our pension scheme, or save today with an in-store discount, plus extra discounts on days out, cinema tickets and much more.

Please note your employment is conditional upon the Company’s receipt of satisfactory references and if requested by the Company, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.