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I am Candace HODE, a freelance Executive Assistant with over 8 years of experience supporting executives, general management, and executive teams in demanding environments: law firms, the construction sector, the Versailles academic rectorate, and a large international group like TotalEnergies.
I assist executives, entrepreneurs, and management teams in managing their organizations: complex agenda management, meeting coordination, travel arrangements, administrative follow-up, material preparation, reporting, project coordination, and internal process optimization.
As a true operational right-hand, I work to simplify the daily lives of decision-makers, improve their efficiency, and ensure reliable follow-up of their strategic priorities.
Rigorous, proactive, and discreet, I bring expertise in Executive Assistance, Office Management, and Project Management to concretely contribute to the success of the missions entrusted to me.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- TOTALENERGIES SE, HOLDING/DG/DF/BCG-M&AExecutive Assistant - Financial DepartmentSeptember 2024 - July 2026 (1 year and 10 months)La Défense, France
- Assistance to 2 executives within two strategic departments: BCG and M&A
- Management of complex agendas and coordination of executive priorities
- Administrative and organizational support for over 15 employees
- Backup for the M&A Department and operational support for the teams
- Organization of strategic meetings, committees, and business trips
- Preparation and monitoring of dashboards, reports, and confidential documents
- Cross-functional coordination with financial and operational teams
- Management of mission orders, expense reports, and sensitive administrative follow-up
- Interface between departments, internal partners, and external stakeholders
- Simultaneous management of multiple requests in a demanding and international environment
- DSDEN 92-RECTORAT ACADEMIQUE DE VERSAILLESExecutive Assistant –September 2023 - June 2024 (9 months)92000 Nanterre, France• • Monitoring of students at risk of dropping out of school• • Coordination with the academic inspector• • Management of sensitive and confidential files• • Organization of institutional meetings• • Coordination of service providers and external partners• • Agenda management and invitations• • Interface between educational institutions/families/partners• • Administrative follow-up and reporting• • Cross-functional coordination of educational stakeholders• • Priority management and internal communication
- MMS BâtimentExecutive AssistantCIVIL ENGINEERINGDecember 2022 - September 2023 (9 months)Paris, France
- Administrative and operational management
- Site supervision
- Invoicing
- Supplier follow-up
- HR follow-up
- Accounting management
- Planning
- Coordination of stakeholders
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Education
- Executive AssistantENAM2016Assistante De Direction
- High School DiplomaBERAKA2015BAC