Branch Administrator

Following a recent acquisition and expansion of Oakfield Estate Agents we recruiting for a **BRANCH ADMINSTRATOR** to join our new branch in Lewes.

Established in 1996 Oakfield is a leading independent agent in East Sussex with branches in Hastings, Bexhill, Eastbourne, Lewes, Heathfield and Uckfield as well as a Head Office in St Leonards. Oakfield offer Sales, Lettings and Block Management services to our Clients and pride ourselves on having an excellent team to support our Clients.

To be a successful Branch Administrator you need to be able to juggle many tasks at once, the ability to prioritise and manage your time efficiently is essential. You will provide essential day to day support to the Sales and Lettings team in the branch so you will be heavily depended upon. The team will be attending viewings, meeting with Clients to take on properties as well as agreeing sales and lets on the properties we have on the market, you will be able to assist with all aspects of this and provide support where necessary.

The day to day key aspects of the role are:

- Prepare the listing details for properties being marketed by Oakfield for both sales and lettings taking the time and care to ensure that we particulars prepared fully highlight the key aspects of the property
- Organise the diary for the branch and confirm appointments for the sales and lettings teams
- Ensure that we have all the necessary legal documents when marketing a property and carry out the necessary anti money laundering checks
- Facilitate the ordering and subsequent collection of Oakfield For Sale / To Let boards
- Ensure that the branch keys are correctly accounted for
- Ensure that the branch is organised and presentable at all times
- Keep the branch property displays up to date
- Provide any other necessary support to the teams

During the working day you’ll spend a great deal of your time liaising with Clients as well as writing descriptions for properties so excellent communication skills both verbally and written are essential.

**Benefits**:
Why you’ll love working for Oakfield....

Full induction - At the start of your employment you will have a full induction and training plan to ensure that you have the necessary skills and knowledge required to fulfil your role to the best of your ability.

Grow with Oakfield - We invest heavily in the further development of our teams, we have an online learning platform accessible to all of our staff which allows them to study for the qualifications relevant to their role. This is all funded by Oakfield.

Opportunities for progression - At Oakfield we consider our team to be our greatest asset and have had some wonderful success stories of our team joining us as Apprentices and working up to Management roles. Where an employee wants to progress within the company we will fully support and assist with that, we are a growing business that can offer our team significant progression.

Holiday - We know a work life/balance is important and everyone enjoys time off to recharge. We offer 20 days a year annual leave plus bank holidays at the start of your employment with this increasing to 28 days plus bank holidays with continued employment

Birthday - We give all our team their birthday as an extra day off in addition to their annual leave allowance

Salary & working hours - The role is a full time role Monday - Saturday 8:30am to 5:30pm with a day off in the week but these hours must be considered flexible as often additional hours are needed to fully fulfil the role. The salary we’re offering is £20,000 - £26,000 per annum based on experience.

**Salary**: £20,000.00-£26,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- Weekend availability

Work Location: In person