Receptionist / Office Assistant

RECEPTIONIST / OFFICE ASSISTANT

Employment type: Permanent Employment basis: Part Time
Standard Hours: 32.5 hours per week
Location: London – St James’s Square

Job Description:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Receptionist / Office Assistant to join Britten-Norman Limited. Britten-Norman Limited manufactures, repairs, supports, maintains and sells Islander, Defender and Trislander aircraft. It also provides pilot and other aviation related training for civil and defence customers and specialises in the integration, installation, test and trials of mission equipment for defence and government department clients. The company has recently opened up a new head quarters office in a prime location in London and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to assist with and influence the establishment of new processes and ways of working.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
The Receptionist / Office Assistant will act as the first point of contact by phone or for visitors at the London head quarters office and assist with the day to day duties required for running a successful office environment.
Key responsibilities include:

•  Co-ordinate and manage all incoming calls for the London Headquarters Office.
•  Meet and greet all visitors to the premises.
•  Assist the Office Manager with making travel arrangements for the Executive Team.
•  Assist with the provision of administrative and secretarial support to the Executive Team.
• Arrange both internal and external locations for meetings, and co-ordinate meeting rooms, preparing AV equipment and setting up and clearing away as required.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of working as a Receptionist / PA within a professional environment. The candidate will be able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, have the ability to prioritise and use their own initiative. They will have outstanding communication skills, both written and spoken and have strong IT skills including good working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word and PowerPoint.

The post holder will have a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C or above with at least a grade B Maths and English and have 2 A Level grade C passes (min 160 UCAS points) or equivalent qualifications.
Security:

Any offer of employment will be conditional, subject to the successful completion of the Company’s Security Clearance process. This will be arranged by the Company on the candidate’s behalf.
Benefits:

Benefits associated with this role include 33 days holiday (inclusive of Public and Bank holidays) and a contributory pension scheme.
Employees will also be eligible to join our healthcare scheme upon successful completion of the probation period.

Information and Application
If you wish to apply for this role, please forward your CV and a covering letter demonstrating your suitability for the role.

Due to the high number of applicants we receive, unfortunately we are unable to respond to all applications. As such, if you have not received a response from us within 3 weeks of submitting your application, please assume you application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time if there is a high level of applications, we would recommend that you submit your application as early as possible.