Office Administrator Role

<p><strong>The Firm</strong>Our client is an established, commercial law firm in the heart of the West End. They have grown substantially over the last few years, and are now seeking a Office Administrator to join their team.</p><p><strong>The Opportunity</strong>This is a varied and hands-on position combining office administration and reception support. The successful Office Administrator will play an important role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the office, providing efficient administrative support and maintaining a professional front-of-house service for clients and visitors. Duties to include:</p><ul><li>Sorting incoming post and scanning to recipients</li><li>Processing outgoing post, including taking any necessary deliveries to the local Post Office</li><li>Booking couriers</li><li>Processing scanning/copying/printing jobs;</li><li>Filing/retrieving filed documents </li><li>Managing boardroom diaries and ensuring boardrooms are properly cleared and set up for scheduled meetings</li><li>Ensuring office, kitchen and stationary stock is sufficiently up to date</li><li>Managing reception client facing duties, including answering calls, taking ID documents, greeting clients for scheduled meetings, taking receipt of deliveries</li><li>Collecting files and other documents from off-site storage facility</li><li>Limited premises duties, including arranging periodic carpet cleaning/furniture refurbishment</li><li>Restaurant bookings and buying lunches for inter-office staff meetings</li></ul><p>This Office Administrator opportunity is a full time, office based role, Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:30pm.</p><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><ul><li>Previous experience working as an Office Administrator is essential</li><li>Previous experience working on a reception desk is highly desirable</li><li>Confident meeting and greeting clients</li></ul><p><strong>Please contact Birchrose Associates if you are interested in applying for this Office Administrator opportunity.</strong></p><p>Birchrose Associates, trading name of Huntress Search Ltd, acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.</p><p>We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout. </p><p>PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.</p>

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