Business Support Assistant (Kickstart Scheme)
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Peridot Recruit Limited
Salary: £26,000 per year
Business Support Assistant (Kickstart Scheme) – Aberdeen – c.£26,000 per year dependent on experience, Part time – 25 hours a week, Fixed Term role – 6 months.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This is a government Kickstart scheme opportunity. As such, you will need to meet the kickstart scheme requirements to be considered for this role. This position is only available to those who are in receipt of Universal Credit and are aged between 16 – 24. This is a national minimum wage role depending on your age.
Are you a confident, self-motivated, and reliable individual who can effectively manage their own time? Are you looking for an opportunity to work with a fast-growing HR Consultancy with an established team of professionals? We have an excellent career opportunity for an individual with administrative skills in a team environment.
Our client is looking for a super-motivated and confident individual who wants to make their career in Business Support & Administration. It would suit someone who is a self-starter and wants to work in a close-knit team.
As this is a Kickstart Scheme position, the successful candidate will also receive employability skills, training, and support.
Dependent on performance, there is potential for this Kickstart position to lead to a permanent employment with our client. This role is 25 hours per week with the working pattern to be arranged to suit. Working hours must be between 9.00am and 6.00pm, Monday to Friday.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Developing opportunities through outbound lead generation
* Provide office support including employees and clients
* Keeping client databases up to date
* Answering phones and connecting calls to the relevant person
* Generate partnerships with the local business community
* Reporting directly to the Office Administrator with regular review meetings
* Target and contact potential clients through outbound cold calls, emails and digital
* Relationship building and management
* Building and actioning a sales strategy. Updating CRM system with new leads, contacts, and progress
* You will receive training courses such as HubSpot training
Experience, skills, and knowledge required for the role.
• Basic sales and administration experience is desirable
• Ability to work within a team
• Independence and ability to show initiative
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Creative mind
• Prioritizing, time management and organizational skills
• Reliable and flexible
• You must be eager to learn and have an interest in the student space
• Must be able to use Microsoft Office
• A degree in any discipline including HR is desirable
This is an opportunity to join a diverse and multi-disciplined organisation that are dedicated to both professional and personal development.
Our client is an equal opportunity employer.
To apply for this job please visit definitejobs.co.uk.