We are searching for a

Personal Assistant to CTO (Dutch speaker)

  • MBO
  • Alblasserdam

We are searching for a

Personal Assistant to CTO (Dutch speaker)

  • MBO
  • Alblasserdam
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Based in the Netherlands at our Alblasserdam facility.
Start date: 1st of August, 2025

 

Welcome to Oceanco!

Oceanco specialises in building large custom yachts up to 140 meters in length. Offering a highly personalised service to clients, Oceanco applies innovative design and technology to create one-of-a-kind bespoke yachts that respect the vision of both the Owner and the designer.

It is with pride and passion that we guide our clients through the journey to build his/her perfect yacht. Our desire to offer our Owners the perfect yacht goes hand-in-hand with a significant responsibility to reduce its impact. We are innovative - unique in what we do and how we do it because we challenge ourselves to do better each time.

We believe in teamwork. Together we create an environment in which employees work together every day from conception to completion of our yachts. We learn from each other and maximise our collective and personal potential.

It does not matter which position you hold or which team you are part of, we will encourage you to spread your wings and grow in your ambitions.

To enhance our growth, we are looking for proud, passionate, committed people to create and complete our inspiring teams!

 

What will your challenges be?

Personal Assistance

Manage the agenda, incoming e-mail, telephone calls and mails. Align various agendas and appointments with internal and external stakeholders to ensure efficient use of time. Prioritise and handle work independently as far as possible within given authorisation framework and discuss if necessary, with CTO and/or Director. Monitor and follow-up deadlines and take appropriate action if and when required. Write communication (taking minutes, correspondence, editing and correcting texts) in different languages and ensure required high quality of outgoing correspondence (e.g. lay-out, language, style, accuracy). Organise meetings on behalf of CTO and/or Director, invite participants and take care of required documents, catering, meeting rooms, required materials and equipment and take minutes both internally as well as externally. Plan and monitor deadlines, if necessary actively follow-up with internal and/or external stakeholders. Organise business travelling (world-wide). Maintain and update the contact database of CTO and/or Director. Act as hostess for guests of CTO and/or Director. Safeguard and ensure confidentiality of information. Manage digital and hard copy archive to ensure traceability of documents.

Cluster Assistance

Assist Cluster Management if and when required. Write communication (taking minutes, correspondence) in different languages and ensure required high quality of outgoing correspondence (e.g. lay-out, language, style, accuracy). Organise meetings, follow-up deadlines and take appropriate action if required. Act as a key-user for installed software or printers and assist with solving problems when necessary. Ensure availability of office materials.

Projects
Organise and execute assigned projects. Project and budget are defined by CTO and/or Director. Negotiate prices with third parties for required services, e.g. for catering or events. Represent the company at events and take care

 

What do we ask for?

  • Fluent in both Dutch and English
  • Higher vocational education (MBO/HBO)
  • > 5 years’ experience in a similar role, within a similar environment preferably
  • A hospitality-minded attitude
  • You recognize yourself in the following competences: organization engagement, problem-solving ability, result orientation, anticipating
  • Expert knowledge of MS Office applications 

What do we offer?

  • A challenging full-time function within a fast growing unique and leading-edge yacht building company
  • An inspiring environment with great possibilities for personal development and education
  • Competitive primary and excellent secondary employment conditions
  • CAO Metalektro
  • Active staff association that organizes fun trips, social get-togethers with colleagues, sports events, and other festivities

 

Acquisition as a result of this vacancy and/or responses from recruitment agencies are not appreciated and will be disregarded.

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