Who will I be working for?
Our client is an innovative, exciting business, who pride themselves on their supportive, nurturing and friendly working culture. Their team collaborates with startups and global brands, bringing curiosity, creativity, and precise expertise to each project they work on.
What will I be doing?
You will play a key role in keeping everything moving and on track behind the scenes. You'll contribute to our client's growth in a supportive, flexible environment. The role will be varied and needs someone adaptable that enjoys working on different tasks. You will also specifically support the HR Manager closely, so an interest in HR would be encouraged.
Main duties and responsibilities:
- Welcoming clients - front of house responsibilities, signing clients in, providing refreshments, making sure the meeting room is set up in advance of client meetings.
- Managing the phone system - answering and redirecting calls, taking messages.
- General office support - making sure the fridge is well stocked, ordering team lunches (where required), preparing refreshments for meetings.
- Ordering materials - sourcing and ordering materials for the office and for projects, tracking deliveries, data entry into project management system.
- Recruitment support - reviewing applications, setting up screening calls and interviews, corresponding with candidates, onboarding and induction administration.
- New business support - setting up and sending out quotes, monitoring and tracking quotes and purchase orders, keeping tracking system up to date.
What skills and experience are required?
- Excellent communicator who is comfortable working in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
- A keen eye for detail.
- Strong at organisation and time management.
- Good at prioritising workload.
- Strong team player who can work both collaboratively and autonomously.
- Ideally 1-3 years previous administration experience.
What else do I need to know?
This is a permanent, full-time office-based role in Harwell. Due to the nature of the role you will be expected to attend the office each day, but there is flexibility with hours and plenty of parking.
Enjoy competitive pay, healthcare, generous holiday allowances, and unique benefits like special paid leave and a sabbatical program. They will also support professional development with training opportunities and encourage work-life balance with flexible working arrangements.
We really hope this great role appeals to you and you decide to apply! We love hearing from you and really appreciate every single application that we receive. We wish we could respond to your CV personally but due to the high number of responses we receive this just isn't possible.
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