Real Estate - Asset Management, Administrative Assistant

Location: New York

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $1.1 trillion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis.

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** Blackstone Real Estate
** Blackstone is a global leader in real estate investing. Blackstone’s real estate business was founded in 1991 and has US $320 billion of investor capital under management. Blackstone is the largest owner of commercial real estate globally, owning and operating assets across every major geography and sector, including logistics, data centers, residential, office and hospitality. Our opportunistic funds seek to acquire under managed, well-located assets across the world.

Blackstone’s Core+ business invests in substantially stabilized real estate assets globally, through both institutional strategies and strategies tailored for income-focused individual investors including Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (BREIT). Blackstone Real Estate also operates one of the leading global real estate debt businesses, providing comprehensive financing solutions across the capital structure and risk spectrum, including management of Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE: BXMT).

** Job Description
** The Administrative Assistant role entails providing support to a team of senior-level professionals within the Real Estate Asset Management team. The responsibilities include:
* Managing calendar(s), including by scheduling internal and external appointments, confirming meetings, and coordinating with other assistants
* Answering calls and acting as a gatekeeper for senior-level professionals
* Booking conference rooms for internal and external meetings; meeting and greeting guests; and registering guests in the visitors’ system
* Managing detailed corporate expenses including tracking receipts and reimbursements
* Coordinating travel arrangements including flights, visas/passports, cars, hotels, and other reservations
* Assisting with a variety of bespoke projects, including event planning
* Supporting project work by preparing materials, coordinating resources, and assisting in the creation and formatting of presentations and reports
* Maintaining and organizing files
* Coordinating and supporting various business culture initiatives
* Acting as back-up support for other senior-level professionals
** Qualifications
* * Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who work well in a team-driven working group, are highly motivated, intelligent, have sound judgment and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. The successful candidate should have:
* 5+ years of administrative assistant experience supporting a team of two or more
* Strong Microsoft Office skills (including PowerPoint and Outlook)
* Highly organized with strong attention to detail
* Effectively multitasks and prioritizes competing tasks and deadlines
* Experience with coordinating travel arrangements; familiarity with Concur is preferred
* Works well under pressure
* Performs duties with the highest level of confidentiality and professional integrity
* Strong communication skills; high EQ
* An independent worker with strong follow-through skills

The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position.  Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.
** Expected annual base salary range:**$70,000 - $130,000

Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications and job location. For roles located outside of the US,…