Office Assistant

**Changing the world of pet food for good**:
We’ve got bold plans. Having created an entirely new category in pet food, we’re now scaling fast in the UK and Europe - backed by Purina, one of the world’s largest pet food companies. You’ll join a bunch of smart people working towards the same goals - and a bunch of smart-ish dogs, all working on their own thing.

Together, we’ll change the world of pet food for good.

**Organise & Engage**:

- Sound like a team you want to join? Here’s how you’ll make a difference:_

**The role**:
**The things you’ll do**:

- Deliver a great Workplace Experience, directly in our Richmond Head Office, and indirectly across our other sites and remote teams
- Manage the day to day office routines, including ordering, supplier management, supplies and maintenance
- Lead on the planning and execution of our milestone company events, in a way that is aligned with our culture and values
- Be an active member of our Talent and Engagement team, supporting on company wide Employee engagement initiatives, such as engagement surveys
- Support, and at times lead, on ad hoc projects related to Health & Safety, facilities management, or office refurbishment

**The skills you’ll bring**:

- Previous experience in day to day office management, ideally in a business with multiple sites
- A track record of delivering engaging company events that inspire employees and support a wider employee engagement plan
- An enthusiastic communication style, both verbal and written; we have multiple sites across, two countries, and a diverse pack, so you’ll need to be able to communicate well to all
- An ability to manage stakeholders across all levels, taking input from various sources and synthesising them to deliver your plan

Given the nature of this role, the expectation is that you will be based permanently from our Richmond office with occasional hybrid working.

**What’s next?**:

- If this sounds like it matches your experience and what you’d love to do, we can’t wait to hear from you If you’re unsure whether you fit our criteria exactly, please get in touch anyway. And because we believe that diverse teams perform better, we’d especially love to hear from you if you’re from an under-represented demographic._
- Here’s a taster of how our recruitment process works_
- _ Once you have applied, your CV will be reviewed by the Hiring Manager._
- _If selected, you will then have a video call with the Hiring Manager for around 30 minutes to understand more about your skills and experience._
- _If successful, you will be invited to the office to present a task, and meet some other members of the team for around 90 minutes._
- _The final stage would be a wrap up with the hiring manager and another people team member for 30 minutes._

**Our Commitment**:
**What's in it for you?**:

- Competitive salary, reviewed annually.
- Annual bonus, based on company performance.
- Flexible core hours, giving you true work life balance.
- 25 days of holiday (excluding bank holidays) which increases over time to a max of 27 days.
- 9/10 day working week - meaning every other Friday off to enhance your wellbeing without a reduction in pay and leave allowance
- Optional 5 days unpaid leave and 1 paid volunteer day each year.
- When you need a change of scenery, you can work from abroad 2 weeks every 6 months
- Extended maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay. 6 months at 70% pay
- Flexible paid care leave to support immediate dependants, people close to you and pets.
- Electric car lease, through a salary sacrifice scheme
- An external financial coach to support a range of topics - debt management, savings and investments.
- Vet service - to support with all pet related questions.
- In house L&D team, with access to year round courses to help drive your development.
- Discounted gym membership.