General Administrator

This is a growing company based in a village north of Royston, situated in superb offices in the countryside with free parking, free tea and coffee and a beautiful view. The hours are 9 - 5.30 with an hour for lunch and the usual holidays apply as well. It is a really friendly yet professional small company of about 10 people.

The team is really friendly and the company pays for outings, usually about 3 or 4 times a year, such as bowling, treatments from a beauty centre, BBQs and much more. The offices are set to be set up with air conditioning in the near future. You will be someone who is a good listener and will ask questions if you do not understand something. You must be able to demonstrate excellent customer service both internally and externally and hopefully have a good sense of humour! It doesn't need saying but I will say it - you need strong attention to detail.

You will be trained on the systems and work that you will do and we only ask that you ideally already have some admin experience, for instance as a sales admin etc. If you are looking for a company that advances its employees then this is the one. If you have the right attitude and ability you can get on in this growing company. You could, for instance, learn some accountancy or maybe even train as a paralegal . The option to progress is there.

The type pf person we are looking for would have these abilities, skills and attitude already:

• Have excellent organisational skills;
• Working knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and keen to learn new systems;.
• Good level of both spoken and written English;
• A good telephone manner;
• Be able to work to deadlines and have great attention to detail;
• A proactive attitude and methodical work process;
• Be a team player;.
• Own transport essential.

OK so far? If you think this is a perfect role for you then read on but don't be put off by the duties and say I don't know how to do this. You will be taught on the job. None of the duties below are complex, you just need to be shown.

The duties will include:

• Filing trademarks, dealing with registry correspondence and notifying clients at various stages of application process.
• Dealing with advertisement and registration stages of trademarks.
• Notifying clients of convention priority opportunities.
• Compiling quotations for trademark filings.
• Preparing forms for contentious proceedings.
• Maintaining trademark database (WebTMS) and deadlines associated with various trademark proceedings.
• Liaising with associates regarding filings, ongoing work and obtaining quotations and country specific requirements.
• Dealing with trademark renewals.
• Being responsible for monitoring incoming email enquiries and scheduling work.
• Preparing reports re deadlines and work in hand.
• Assisting attorneys.

This is a superb opportunity to join one of North Herts / South Cambs best small companies where everyone works as a team and the management recognise potential and allow you to grow within the company.

You will need to be a driver with your own transport due to the location. If this sounds like a job you want to find out about and apply for, then please send in your CV without delay.