Executive Assistant to the CEO

Executive Assistant to the CEO

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemistry for water intensive industries. For more than 100 years, our chemistry has advanced human progress and quality of life. We call it chemistry with a purpose, better every day. At Kemira, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work culture that empowers our employees to thrive and make a difference. Learn more about Kemira at www.kemira.com/careers.      

We are now looking for a highly skilled and experienced Executive Assistant to the Kemira CEO.

As the Executive Assistant, you will provide comprehensive support to CEO by handling diverse responsibilities and challenges in Kemira’s global business environment. You are the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders on all matters pertaining to the Office of the CEO, being a face of our company and culture.

Overall, providing assistance to CEO you will support our success as a company and smooth daily businesses.

The position, reporting to CEO, is based in Helsinki and the preferred start is in January 2025.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Calendar Management: Proactively managing CEO’s business calendar and annual schedules of Group Leadership Team and Board of Directors

• Meeting and Information Management: Arranging the meetings, coordinating the related preparations, and distributing and archiving the meeting materials

• Event Management: Organising and coordinating events with effective execution

• Executive Support: Handling other administrative tasks, such as logistics and travel planning with related documents and reports

• Communications: Maintaing smooth communication with internal and external stakeholders globally

What you will bring to the team

• Excellent organizing skills with ability to structure and prioritize proactively and efficiently

• Strong problem solving and communication skills

• Collaborative working style, emotional intelligence, and ability to work independently

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Finnish

• Superior level integrity, professionalism and confidentiality

• Strong drive for continuous improvement and a determination to finalize tasks on time with a high-quality mindset and strong stress tolerance

• Advanced technology skills

What you can expect from us:

• Excellent opportunity to be part of Kemira’s sustainability transformation for profitable growth

• A multicultural and positive working environment

• Professional and collaborative colleagues as well as modern tools to work with, enabling you to perform at your best

• Flexibility to organize your work between office and remote, in a hybrid work culture

Ready to create better every day? Join Kemira!

For more information, please contact our recruitment partner, Jaana Ylipaavalniemi at Executives Finland, best reached by phone +358 44 978 0202 on 8th of October at 11.30 - 13.00 and 15th of October at 14.00 - 16.30.

Please apply with cover letter and CV by 20th of October, 2024, at kemira.com/careers.

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries. Our customers include industrial and municipal water treatment operators, and pulp & paper industry among others. We provide the best-suited products and services to improve our customers’ product quality, process, and resource efficiency. Our focus is on water treatment, renewable solutions, and digital services. In 2023, Kemira had annual revenue of around EUR 3.4 billion and around 5,000 employees. Kemira shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. For more information, please visit our web site www.kemira.com/careers and LinkedIn.