Office Administrator

We are seeking an Office Administrator to join a very well established and sizeable organisation based in St Albans. If you are a people person with great energy and administration skills, this could be an excellent next move for you!

You will be working alongside the Office Manager a receptionist in a busy environment. The company offer great benefits including 26 days holiday, a generous pension scheme and free parking!

What’s in it for you:

• Salary: Up to £28k depending on experience
• Hours: Mon-Thurs 8.30am-5pm, early finish on Friday, fully office based - no hybrid working!
• 26 days holiday (Opportunity to purchase a further 5 days leave through our holiday purchase scheme)
• Pension contribution (Auto enrolled into pension at 3% employee / 5% employer, can increase contributions to 4% employee / 6% employer)
• Death in service - life assurance - 4 x annual salary if in pension scheme / 2 times annual salary if not in pension scheme
• Bike to Work scheme

Key responsibilities for the Office Administrator:

Administration Duties

• Make up New Starter Packs
• Ordering stationery
• Photocopiers - ordering/recycling toners, meter readings etc
• Archiving - manage documents coming in/out for UK South
• Approving supplier invoices / reconciling invoices
• Director Expenses/ Credit card uploads
• Assist Office Manager with facilities management
• Assisting with functions - St Patricks, RAA, Dinner Dance - tracking attendees and helping at the event.
• First Aider (refill first aid boxes) / Fire Marshall
• Assist Office Manager with office tidying/clearing when required
• Logging hot desk use
• Cover any duties required when Office Manager is on holiday

Receptionist Duties (cover when required)

• Answering & directing all calls in a professional manner
• Welcoming all visitors to the office and ensuring sign in procedure is completed
• Booking, co-ordinating meeting rooms
• Booking Courier / Taxis
• Booking lunches, making teas, coffees etc
• Company shopping online for office groceries / supplies / fresh fruit
• Updates to office desk plan
• Booking travel as and when required
• Issue security fobs / water bottles to new starters
• Checking security cameras when required
• Fire Evacuation - Printing staff and visitor list
• Services to building i.e., Rentokil/gardeners/window cleaners/recycling
• DSE Assessments
• Keep maintenance log up to date

For this Office Administrator role the client is looking for:

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Friendly and professional manner
• Problem solver
• Flexible and adaptable
• Ability to multi-task, organise, prioritise and plan

If you are interested in this Office Administrator role, please apply now!

Red Door Recruitment is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Full details available on our website.

Please note due to the number of applications we often receive; only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.