DescriptionAbout this role
About this role
BlackRock is hiring an Administrative Assistant to support a team within the Equity Private Markets business in Princeton, NJ. The ideal candidate is an experienced professional who has experience supporting senior management in a fast-paced global financial services firm. The candidate should be a team player, extremely motivated, resourceful, organized, communicative, and able to leverage the manager's time by completing tasks independently with strong attention to detail.
Responsibilities:
- Provide primary administrative support to Equity Private Markets team members
- Manage busy schedules, anticipate necessary background material, directions and other items required for each activity on the schedule. Maintain busy calendars, schedule meetings, ensure managers arrive to meetings on time
- Handle a broad range of duties from day to day operational activities to scheduling meetings and correspondence with leaders and their assistants
- Meet and greet visitors and clients, answering phones, coordinating conference rooms and meal arrangements
- Manage travel planning including airline reservations, hotel accommodations, car rental reservations, car service arrangements and driving directions as needed
- Process and track expense reports and reimbursements
- Provide core administrative support such as faxing, filing, and copying
- Performing ad hoc projects as needed
- Become familiar with BlackRock Policies and Procedures and implement them in daily tasks
Qualifications and Skills:
- Excellent phone manner and management a must
- 5+ years of corporate administrative experience in roles that interfaced with external clients and executive management.
- Effective Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Experience and proficiency working with automated expense tracking, online travel, etc.
- Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment, multitask and interact with senior management under highly demanding conditions
- Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills; detail oriented
- Strong time management skills; ability to handle multiple concurrent assignments, with a high degree of accuracy, and meet deadlines in a high pressure environment
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently and with minimal guidance; Escalate issues as appropriate
- Ability to work independently, as well as part of a collaborative team, and assume additional responsibilities as required
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.
BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.
