​We are currently partnering with a leading higher educational institution who are recruiting for a People and Culture Administrative Assistant to join their growing team on a temporary basis until the end of July.

Our client is proud to be recognised for its academic excellence and its strong close-knit community based in London.

This is a full-time position with a negotiable rate based on experience.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Providing proactive administrative support for Learning and Organisational Development activities across the institution including, accurate diary management, clear and responsive communication with attendees and facilitators, and other in-person and online support and liaise with internal and external partners in line with company’s values
• Delivering high quality administrative support for ER activities across the company such as accurately and timely organisation of meetings and minute taking, proactively organise of meetings and activities
• Preparing and draft high quality correspondence and other communications for action by the People and Culture senior management team
• Handling internal and external enquiries from learners, suppliers, partners and other stakeholders promptly and accurately
• Establishing, developing and maintaining suitable and accurate filing structures, spreadsheets, databases and other record keeping to enable effective collection of management and learner information
• Researching information for the People and Culture senior management team and create presentations and briefing notes as requested
• Raising purchase orders and facilitate invoice processing in a timely manner
• Demonstrating value and importance of equality and diversity in every aspect of the company’s work and show commitment through everyday practice in the role
• Performing other duties consistent with the role as requested, collaborating effectively with colleagues to achieve the company’s objectives

Experience required:

• Delivering accurate and timely minutes for complex and sensitive meetings
• Experience of providing high quality administrative support across multiple, organisational sensitive activities
• Experience of using analytical and numerical skills to identify and highlight key points from complex material of information
• Experience of managing several projects and competing priorities to achieve desired outcomes
• Experience of using IT systems effectively to deliver high quality work

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• Demonstrates and ability to deal appropriately with sensitive and confidential information about organisations and individuals
• Be proactive in personal and professional development to improve individual knowledge, skills and behaviours for the current role and for the longer-term
• Builds and maintains effective and inclusive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes
• Demonstrates excellent customer service in-person and virtually in a busy environment
• Demonstrates a collaborative approach to working within the team and across functions
• Demonstrates excellent organisational skill organisations skills and effective time management within a fast-paced environment

Rewards and Benefits:

• Great working environment
• Flexible working hours
• Unique level of exposure for your development in both Learning & Development and Employee Relations

Working hours:

• 35 hours per week
• Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm
• Working from available

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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