Preston
35 hours per week
£17 - £22k per annum
Competitive benefits package (after qualifying period, including private medical insurance and private pension)
The principal duties of this role are to provide daily support for the Professional Practice and Corporate services teams including:
• Typing correspondence
• Assist with incoming mail
• Filing, scanning, photocopying
• Database management including updating client, intermediary and potential client information
• Assisting client managers to maintain work programme and job tracking systems via excel spreadsheets
• Attendance and minute taking at manager meetings, team meetings etc.
• Provide regular support to the teams on departmental marketing projects
• Creating mailing lists for events and publications
• Assisting with the co-ordination of projects to ensure time is allocated correctly and deadlines are met.
• Assisting with setting up meeting rooms for marketing/hospitality events
• Maintaining internal reports regarding business development activities and monitoring follow up action points
• General reception duties to cover for holidays/sick leave
• Putting Something Back representative for the office to co-ordinate charitable and community activities
• Ad hoc assistance to team members as required
To be considered for this role, candidates must possess:
• GCSE Grade B (or equivalent) in Maths and English
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent organisational skills
• Diary management experience
• Experience with reception and telephone handling
• A proactive and positive approach with the ability to act on their own initiative
Candidates with experience of taking minutes and/or database management will be prioritised, however this is not essential.
Our ideal candidate will need to have a natural ability to make good decisions in a timely and confident manner. We are looking to recruit a positive person, who can motivate both themselves and others to excel and achieve.
We are looking to recruit as soon as possible and will make an appointment as soon as a suitable candidate is found.