Commercial assistant in the foreign language secretariat

Constant multitasking – always staying friendly? As the IÖW's office and secretariat coordinator, Vera Kuhnhardt makes the impossible possible every day. She coordinates the central secretariat – in other words, the Institute's face for visitors and callers. 

She is also responsible for job advertisements and applicant management, travel bookings, repair requests and the preparation and follow-up of events. The trained commercial assistant passes on her knowledge to the trainees in the secretariat, whom she supervises intensively. Despite her long to-do list, she always has an open ear for internal and external inquiries. 
 

Main focus

• Office communication and coordination
• Applicant management
• Trainees
   

Experience

• Since 04/2022: Coordinator Secretariat and Office / Office Management at the IÖW
• 2016 – 2022: Personal Assistant to the Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan
• 2012 – 2015: Personal Assistant to the Military Attaché of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
   

Education

• 1994 – 1996: Training as a commercial assistant in the foreign language secretariat (DIDACTICA private vocational school), specializing in English/French/Spanish