Receptionist/Office Assistant
- Employer
- White Space
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- Up to £25,000 per annum
- Closing date
- 20 Mar 2019
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- Job position
- Assistant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Job Function
- Administration
Job Details
This established and reputable architectural practice is now looking for an experienced, tenacious and highly articulate Receptionist/Office Assistant to join their sociable team. To be considered for this role you must ooze personality, have worked in a similar working environment or within another closely related creative sector. This practice is renowned for the designs they have carried out all over the world, and are based in fab offices located on the stunning Southbank in central London.
Responsibilities
You will be solely responsible for Front of House which will include the following duties:
- Answering and screening telephone calls
- Meeting and greeting visitors
- Booking and managing meeting room (including catering)
- Assisting with the monitoring and ordering of office supplies together with general admin support
- Booking couriers
- Binding documents for presentations
- Maintaining a safe and clean reception area and meeting room
- Sorting and distributing post
- General admin support such as letters and meeting minutes
- Additional tasks may involve travel arrangements, research, arranging presentations and internal events. The job description could expand, dependent on experience and ability, to HR and Finance. You will provide support to the Office Manager and occasionally directly to the design teams.
Essential skills required:
- Excellent customer facing skills
- Excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to follow telephone protocols
- Professional attitude
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office - Adobe InDesign or/and Photoshop knowledge would be an advantage
- Ability to work under pressure
- Proactive approach with a strong work ethic
- Energy and enthusiasm
- Able to engage and work with a wide range of people including those holding senior positions in this and other organisations
Company
We are a bunch of straightforward, knowledgable and empathetic individuals who are passionate about architecture and the people who occupy this space. Ultimately we see our job as to listen, to care, to connect and to challenge. We are not backward in coming forward and aim to work closely with all of our clients and candidates to achieve the best outcomes possible. Our mantra is to find the right solution for every role that we work on and for every person that we represent.
White Space is a connected, results focused and creative recruitment consultancy that cares. With decades of specialist architecture and design recruitment experience between us we are fully plugged-in to our markets. We know who to talk to and how to get there. We recruit for some of the biggest names in architecture and a lot more besides. Whether your dream is to work for a big name practice or a small up and coming outfit (or anything in between), or if you are a client needing to gain access to untapped talent, then we can help you achieve it.
To us it is not so much about sales, more about having a great relationship with you that leads to the perfect solution that you deserve. Give us a try, the process will be fun and you won't be disappointed.
- Website
- http://www.whitespacerecruitment.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 020 3897 7700
- Location
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WeWork Old Street
145 City Road
Shoreditch
London
London
EC1V 1AZ
GB
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