YOUR IMPACT
You’ll build meaningful, collaborative relationships with your teammates and the colleagues who depend on your administrative support.
Whether it’s managing a full calendar, scheduling meetings across various time zones, or arranging and coordinating complex travel logistics, you’ll apply your multitasking, organizational, and decision-making skills to fulfill critical administrative and logistical requests.
As as a relief executive assistant intern, you will provide backup cover for absent assistants, supporting consultants for a short period of time, which gives you the opportunity to expand your network quickly and gain exposure to different regions, industries, and functions in which McKinsey operates.
Candidates from various backgrounds are successful in this role. We are interested in your potential, attention to detail, and ability to problem solve in a collaborative and inclusive team environment. Because we offer extensive training, this is an excellent opportunity for candidates looking to start their careers, change industries or career paths, or for those currently in assistant roles who want to further grow and develop.
See a day in the life of our executive assistants.
As a people-first firm, we focus on supporting our colleagues both inside and outside of work. The benefits for our colleagues in Poznan reflect our care and interest in their needs and well-being:
Physical and mental well-being
Private healthcare coverage for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children including medical, dental, and mental health and reimbursement for certain medical services
Annual eyeglasses reimbursement for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children
Financial well-being
Additional annual payment based on our firm’s performance
Life and business travel accident insurance
Voluntary group insurance
Flexible working
Modern office space in the city center supporting different working styles and neurodiversity (e.g., adjustable desks, active work zones, quiet zones, meeting areas, creative spaces)
Café on each floor
Outdoor working and restorative space and rooftop terrace with a gym
Smart casual dress code
Hybrid work model
Perks
In-house gym
Underground parking for cars, bicycles, and scooters, including electric chargers
Platform with benefit options such as fitness cards, travel vouchers, tickets for cultural events and activities, reimbursement for kindergarten, and many others
Lunch/grocery card
Healthy snacks, drinks, and fruit in the office
Supportive community
Diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, and office- and firm-wide initiatives and communities (LGBTQ+, Women Initiative, Parents Initiative, Mental Health Programs, Sports Teams, Charity Team, Help-A-Pet Team, Music Team, Green Team, and more)
Professional development opportunities for growth across our firm
Coaching & mentorship programs available for every colleague
Learning programs and unlimited access to e-learning platforms
Comprehensive onboarding into your new role
Position requires a hybrid work setup.
YOUR GROWTH
You will be part of our Global Administration team. This team is passionate about delivering exceptional administrative, organizational, and logistical support. They enable our colleagues and our firm to operate efficiently and fulfill its purpose to help create positive, enduring change in the world.
Based in our McKinsey Global Services office in Poznan you will work with consultants, function leaders, external vendors, peer assistants, and other colleagues across the globe on tasks with international reach. You will support managers and partners who are based in other offices than yours and collaborate with your team of assistants onsite in Poznan, working in a hybrid model.
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
Availability for the full-time internship from July till the end of September
Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree program
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing in English (C1 level – CEFR or equivalent) or English and German (B2/C1)
Strong email and calendaring skills
Solid knowledge of Windows and Microsoft Office applications; Outlook proficiency preferred
Excellent administrative, organizational, and problem-solving skills
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment (including prioritization skills, flexibility toward change, sense of urgency, and dealing with ambiguity)
Strong attention to detail, can-do attitude, and ownership mindset
Outstanding customer orientation and ability to professionally handle confidential and/or sensitive information
Eagerness to learn, collaborate, and share knowledge and experiences across regions and teams
Ability to establish and strengthen relationships with colleagues, clients, and external vendors across the globe