Team Assistant – Research Institute (m/f/d)

The Fraunhofer Society is one of the world's leading organisations for application-oriented research. 75 institutes develop groundbreaking technologies for our economy and society – more precisely: 32 000 people from technology, science, administration and IT. You know, who comes to Fraunhofer wants and can change something. For yourself, for us and the markets of today and tomorrow. From brake lining to heat shields, from spaceships to dental implants and protective vests, high-performance ceramics are now widely used. The three locations of the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in Dresden and Hermsdorf (Thüringen) form the largest ceramic research institute in Europe. As a research and technology service provider, we develop modern ceramic high-performance materials, industry-relevant manufacturing processes and prototypical components and systems in complete production lines up to the pilot scale. The portfolio also includes material diagnosis and testing. We are looking for you as a motivated, agile and conscientious team assistant to support our team at the Hermsdorf site.

You start into a dynamic environment characterised by organisational changes, cultural change, digitalization and process design. You take over all classic team assistance tasks, back-office activities as well as the planning and organization of different processes. You will always be in close contact with the institute management, department and group management as well as all internal and external relevant contact persons. Your further tasks: Self-employed office organization and coordination of administrative procedures (including correspondence in German and English, inbox and exit, procurement and administration of office and consumables) Planning and organisation of business trips Cooperation in the coordination and organisation of internal and external meetings, workshops and events Preparation of meetings Creation and maintenance of institute-internal reports, evaluations, statistics and presentations, including archiving and data storage Support in creating offers and project applications, creating business contacts

A commercial or administrative training, e.g. to/from the merchant for office management, or a comparable qualification Multiannual experience in the Secretariat or similar position Routine with MS Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel), ideally first knowledge in SAP Very good knowledge of German and English in word and writing You convince with a friendly, secure and service-oriented appearance as well as communication skills.

An exciting and interdisciplinary working environment Possibilities to take responsibility and space for your ideas Modern equipment and infrastructure The chance to find solutions for urgent future issues as part of a strong team Slide time and 30 days a year Individual development and career opportunities Targeted further qualification offers Occupational pensions and benefits Job Ticket (also Germany Ticket Job Ticket) Family-friendly working culture with flexible working conditions Free parking