Office Assistant

Office Assistant

Reference: VR/02132
Location: Greater London
Type: Temporary
Salary: £26,000per year including holiday pay

Client Profile:

Our client is a leading brand in the Law industry. They are currently recruiting for Office assistant, to assist in the day-to-day running of the office, and act as a key support to a number of internal departments. This is an entry-level position, suited to a candidate hungry for an experience within an administrative environment.

Role Description:

This is a straightforward, yet fast paced role, within which you will have the opportunity to develop a wide spectrum of administrative skills.

-Filing, scanning and photocopying of company documents.
-Providing administrative support to team members of sales, finance, customer service and production.
-Drafting letters, contracts and formal documents for clients and suppliers.
-Handling and sorting incoming and outgoing mail.
-On occasion liaising with suppliers and negotiating deals for various services.
-Working with spreadsheets and maintaining contact databases – e.g. data entry, data cleansing.
-Where required, handling an overview of telephone calls, and routing them through to the appropriate person or department.

Person Specification:

Candidates for the Office assistant job opportunity will need to be:
-Educated to either A-level or degree standard, and available for full-time work, immediately.
-Skilled in basic office admin, with good word processing and general MS Office skills.
-Proven ability to learn quickly and follow instructions accurately.
-Willingness to assist in the workload of various teams across the organisation.
-An interest in the media or broadcasting sector would be an advantage, but not essential.
-Arabic language skills would be an advantage but not essential.
-A flexible attitude to work and a positive work ethic.
-Applicants must have a proven track record of reliability, and should be able to provide references or testimonials to this effect.

Additional Information
Talent Quest Ltd is a specialist recruitment consultancy service specialising in Digital, Media, Creative, PR, Marketing, Market Research & Insight as well as multilingual & supporting functions. Registered offices in the UK. We are also members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and adhere to strict professional practice. We always strive for the highest standards of service however, with the number of applications we receive for some of our vacancies, it is not always possible to get back to everyone individually. If you do not hear from us within 4 days, it means in this instance your application has not been taken any further. We hope that you will apply again for any positions that interest you in the future.