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Administrative assistant in French

In France, this job is advertised as “Assistant administratif”. To search for jobs in France, type “Assistant administratif” or “Assistante administrative”.

Masculine
Assistant administratif
Feminine
Assistante administrative
ROME code
M1607

Common synonyms

  • employé administratif
  • agent administratif

Official ROME job titles

Job titles France Travail attaches to this occupation, useful as search keywords.

  • Agent administratif / Agente administrative
  • Assistant / Assistante chef de projet
  • Assistant / Assistante de gestion administrative
  • Assistant / Assistante de gestion d'entreprise
  • Assistant / Assistante qualité services
  • Assistant administratif / Assistante administrative
  • Assistant(e) administratif(tive) de projet
  • Auxiliaire de bureau
  • Chargé / Chargée de voyages en entreprise
  • Employé / Employée aux archives
  • Employé / Employée de bureau
  • Employé administratif / Employée administrative
  • Gestionnaire administratif / Gestionnaire administrative
  • Secrétaire
  • Secrétaire administratif / Secrétaire administrative
  • Secrétaire bureautique
  • Secrétaire d'affaires
  • Secrétaire généraliste
  • Secrétaire polyvalent / Secrétaire polyvalente
  • Secrétaire sténo-dactylo
  • Technicien / Technicienne de gestion administrative

Working as an administrative assistant in France

Search for assistant administratif, assistante administrative, agent administratif, employé administratif or assistant de gestion. No diploma is legally required, but employers commonly expect a Bac pro AGORA, a BTS GPME or BTS SAM, or a Titre Professionnel such as Employé Administratif et d'Accueil or Secrétaire Assistant. Apprenticeship and temp agencies are frequent entry points. In the public sector, equivalent roles are adjoint administratif posts, filled through civil service exams that are generally open to EU nationals, or through contract positions. Expect to work in French with French documents such as Kbis extracts, URSSAF certificates and invoices that must carry specific legal mentions.

French job profile (in French): Assistant administratif

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