Relief Executive Assistant - Intern
McKinsey & Company
Administration
Poznań, Poland
Posted on Mar 14, 2025
Relief Executive Assistant - Intern
Job ID: 96091
Do you want to work on complex and pressing challenges—the kind that bring together curious, ambitious, and determined leaders who strive to become better every day? If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place.
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
Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues.
FOR U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
FOR NON-U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. For additional details regarding our global EEO policy and diversity initiatives, please visit our McKinsey Careers and Diversity & Inclusion sites.
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Job Skill Group - N/A
Job Skill Code - RARC - Relief Assistant
Function - Firm Administration
Industry - Telecommunications;Travel, Transport & Logistics
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Posted to LinkedIn Date - Wed Mar 12 00:00:00 GMT 2025
LinkedIn Posting City - Poznan
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LinkedIn Posting Country - Poland
LinkedIn Job Title - Relief Executive Assistant - Intern
LinkedIn Function - Administrative
LinkedIn Industry - Human Resources
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Internship
Job Skill Code - RARC - Relief Assistant
Function - Firm Administration
Industry - Telecommunications;Travel, Transport & Logistics
Post to LinkedIn - Yes
Posted to LinkedIn Date - Wed Mar 12 00:00:00 GMT 2025
LinkedIn Posting City - Poznan
LinkedIn Posting State/Province -
LinkedIn Posting Country - Poland
LinkedIn Job Title - Relief Executive Assistant - Intern
LinkedIn Function - Administrative
LinkedIn Industry - Human Resources
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Internship