Secretary/pa

GSC Grays is a multi-disciplinary professional service firm covering the North of England. Our Chartered Surveyors, Farm Business Consultants, Planning and Development Professionals, Valuers, Environmental Specialists and Estate Agents provide a full range of services for our rural client base.

**Main purpose of the job**:
We are currently recruiting for an exciting opportunity for an experienced PA to join our team based in Barnard Castle.

The role will provide secretarial and administrative support to the Director and his direct reports, being a growing team of surveyors.

**Reporting Structure**:
This role reports to the Director.

**The role and responsibilities**:

- Maintaining records of project costs and approvals
- Maintaining CRM records for the team on a monthly basis
- Running regular management reports and taking minutes of monthly team meetings
- Photocopying and printing
- Diary management
- Answering the telephone, dealing with queries, redirecting calls as necessary and taking messages
- Greeting visitors
- Upkeep of client and management filing
- Opening and distribution of incoming post; delivering outgoing post to local post office/franked mail post-box.
- Organisation of internal and external events
- Invoicing using Sage Coretime.
- Undertaking monthly office fire safety checks
- Any other duties, as required, to ensure the smooth running of the office

**The skills we are looking for in you**:

- Fast, accurate typist - audio typing skills preferred.
- Good general knowledge of Microsoft office, specifically Word and Excel,
- Excellent standard of written English language
- Good telephone manner; well, spoken.
- Well, presented, confident and poised, with warm and welcoming manner.
- Good level of numeracy
- Ability to prioritise busy workload.
- Ability to act on own initiative whilst also working within Company processes and procedures.
- Good organisation skills
- Good attention to detail
- Ability to deal with customers at all levels, and maintain client confidentiality at all times.
- Experience within a professional services organisation preferred, but not essential.
- Ability to remain calm under pressure.
- Proactive approach to work
- Full UK driving licence, vehicle owner and insured for business purposes.
- Front facing with a positive can-do attitude.

Pay: £23,000.00-£26,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Administrative experience: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person