Senior Administrator

Education & Qualifications: Whilst no specific qualifications are essential, experience in a similar role is essential.

Salary: Negotiable, subject to skill sets and experience.

Working Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm. NB, whilst uncommon, you will be required to work over the standard hours if necessary.          

Description
Dewey Group are looking to recruit a Senior Administrator to join a newly formed and rapidly growing business, overseeing the day to day administrative responsibilities for the Directors and office.

About Dewey Solutions Ltd

Dewey Group was founded in May 2014 by William Berridge as a specialist recruiter focused on supplying high calibre site personnel to the Geotechnical & Ground Engineering industries. Bringing with him a wealth of experience, contacts and industry recognition for excellence the business started in a very strong position and has grown from there.

Since then, the business has been expanded by bringing in additional members to the Dewey team, now offering a top to bottom recruitment solution to the Geotechnical & Ground Engineering industry from semi-skilled operatives to senior appointments and executive searches.

Key Responsibilities

The role will include word processing, letter writing, dealing with telephone and email enquiries, creating and maintaining filing systems, keeping diaries, arranging meetings and appointments and organising travel for staff.

• Using a variety of software packages, such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and Bullhorn, to produce correspondence and documents and maintain records, spreadsheets and databases.
• Devising and maintaining office systems.
• Ensuring all working candidates are fully compliant.
• Provision and distribution of PPE to site based personnell.
• Managing and maintaining training records for internal and temporary workers.
• Booking rooms and training facilities.
• Using content management systems to maintain and update websites and internal databases.
• Attending meetings, taking minutes and keeping notes.
• Managing and maintaining budgets, as well as invoicing.
• Liaising with staff and with external contacts.
• Ordering and maintaining stationery and equipment.
• Sorting and distributing incoming post and organising and sending outgoing post.
• Liaising with colleagues and external contacts to book travel and accommodation.
• Organising and storing paperwork, documents and computer-based information.
• Photocopying and printing various documents.

Involved with the coordination and implementation of office procedures and frequently have responsibility for specific projects and tasks.

The role can often overlap with that of a personal assistant to the Directors.

We feel that this list isn’t exhaustive and will be required to work outside the responsibilities listed from time to time.

About you

The role plays a vital part in the administration and smooth-running of businesses. The successful candidate will individually provide both clerical and administrative support to the business and have experience in a similar role.

Most work involves both written and oral communication, word processing and typing, and requires relevant skills such as IT, organisational and presentation skills, as well as the ability to multi-task and work well under pressure.

The business is driven on vibrant dynamic individuals and so the ability to get on well within a team is essential.

What’s on offer

Dewey are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

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