Office Assistant Job
Location - London, United Kingdom
This Role
You will be the face of our London headquarters. From welcoming clients and visitors to setting up meeting rooms, handling deliveries, assisting with post runs and catering requests, and supporting the Office Manager and Executive team, you will make sure the workplace is secure, organised and ready every day.
This is a hands-on, in-person role, five days a week in our London office. You will be comfortable with manual handling, able to manage your workload through busy and quiet times, and bring a friendly, reliable, can-do attitude. You will also handle confidential information with the care our government and defence customers expect.
Key Responsibilities
- Welcome clients, candidates and visitors, and manage sign-in, passes and security procedures
- Keep reception, communal areas and meeting rooms presentable and ready, including AV and video-conferencing checks
- Set up and reset meeting rooms, including physically moving furniture and equipment
- Receive and distribute deliveries and supplies, using safe manual handling techniques
- Assist with post runs, courier bookings and the secure handling of sensitive deliveries
- Assist with ad-hoc catering requests for meetings, visitors and team events
- Order and track office supplies, stationery and refreshments within budget
- Support the Office Manager and Executives with room, diary and travel bookings and expense reconciliation
- Support health and safety, including fire walks, first aid and fire marshal coordination
- Prepare desks, equipment and access for new joiners, and help coordinate team events
Experience
- At least 1 year in an office assistant, reception, administration or customer-facing role
- Experience in a professional services, technology or financial services environment is preferred
- Experience managing post, couriers, supplies and meeting room bookings
- Comfortable working with confidential information and security procedures
- Exposure to a regulated, government or defence setting is desirable
Skills
- Friendly, reliable and can-do attitude, with a polished, professional manner
- Proactive, and able to manage workload through busy and quiet times
- Comfortable with manual handling and the physical handling of deliveries and meeting room set-ups
- Able to work in person, five days a week
- Strong organisation and calm prioritisation of competing requests
- Proficient in Microsoft 365 and quick to learn new workplace tools
- Attention to detail and sound judgement on confidentiality
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