Governance and Office Assistant

2 months ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists Full time

I am delighted to be working with this wonderful Inspiring and forward-thinking healthcare charity with a mission to improve the bone health of the nation and prevent osteoporosis by influencing healthcare providers and professionals; supporting services to help our beneficiaries; and drive research. Proud to have a committed, highly engaged workforce, as shown by their employee engagement rating, which puts them in the top 20% of charities and they want to attract the brightest and the best to help us beat this condition and change society for the better.

Reporting to the Governance, People and Culture Advisor, this role is responsible for providing high quality administrative support to the Chief Executive and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) whilst ensuring the day-to-day office operations run smoothly. You will be involved with a variery of daily tasks including, but not limited to:

Cyclical meeting planning (annual)
Minute taking
Report formatting, collation and circulation
Administration of all relevant paperwork, filing/e-filing etc.
Processing and ensuring final committee minutes are signed by the relevant Chair
Booking travel and accommodation where appropriate
Ensure trustee contact details up to date on the CRM and email distribution list
Support with event planning – for example Board Strategy Away Days and Staff Conferences
Office Management
Liaising with external stakeholders as appropriate
Maintain a clean and tidy reception area and office suite
Operate and maintain the meeting rooms and car parking booking system
Ensure all meetings rooms are set up and fit for purpose on daily basis including IT
Support with incoming and outgoing mail, phone calls and
emails
Maintaining and ordering of all office stationery, refreshments etc
Act as a point of contact for the Chief Executive
Planning and organising meetings and events, and ensuring the Chief Executive is well-prepared for meetings
Drafting letters on behalf of the Chief Executive

Essential Experience

Excellent administration experience including delivering support at Director/CEO and Board level
Professional demeanour
Able to demonstrate high standards of integrity, confidentiality, and reliability
Use of initiative and ability to make decisions, as well as to develop new and effective administration processes and procedures
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Impeccable communication skills and interpersonal skills with ability to build and maintain constructive relationships, both internally and externally
Motivated self-starter with initiative and enthusiasm who positively embraces change and drives continuous improvement
Flexible and willing team-worker and a "can do" approach
Experience of making travel arrangements and diary management
Knowledge of financial administration (processing invoices, PO's etc.)
An understanding of confidentiality issues and the use of discretion
Excellent attention to accuracy and detail
Ability to prioritise, work to deadlines and remain calm under pressure
Sound working knowledge of relevant legislation - Health and Safety, Equality and Diversity, Data Protection including GDPR
Skills
Excellent minute taking skills
Customer service focused with drive and enthusiasm to always strive to exceed service delivery standards and levels
Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent organisational skills – ability to organise formal meetings (internal & external)
Proficient in the use of IT across all core MS products

The role is office based 5 days a week in beautiful offices in central Bath.

Engaging, warm and friendly team, where everyone helps one another.

If you are interested in finding out more please email me before the closing date 31st July

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B CorpTM, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.



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