Higher Education Administrative Assistant
Cardiff (Cardiff)
Job description
· Location
Cardiff, Cardiff
· Salary
£ 10.74 - £ 11.34 / Hour
· Category
Accountancy & Finance - Accounts Administrator
· Job type
Contractor
· Industry
Office and Secretarial
· External Reference
JN-012020-114524
Adecco Cardiff are recruiting for an Administrative Assistant for a client based in Cardiff in the Higher Education sector.
Job Purpose
Working in the educational sector, supporting the Student Experience Team in arranging trips and events. Provide an administrative service to the school, engaging and completing a range of routine tasks to meet operational and customer service requirements.
Duties and Responsibilities
Key Duties
· Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the team
· Deal with a range of enquiries from internal and external customers in a professional manner, establishing their requirements and adapting the standard responses accordingly.
· Establish working relationships with key contracts to help improve service levels
· Arrange trips and experiences
General Duties
· Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties
· Abide by the companies policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity
· Perform other duties occasionally which are not included in the above, but which will be consistent with the role
Person Specification
· NVQ 2/ GCSE level A-C or equivalent
· Significant experience of working in an administrative or office environment
· Proven ability to deal with escalated requests for information or service, resolving customer issues where appropriate
· Ability to plan, prioritise and organise own workload within established time scales
· Ability to use initiative in solving problems and responding to queries ensuring compliance with standard procedures and practices.
· Must have experience working within the Higher Education Sector
2 Month fixed term Temp placement.
Start date Monday 27th January 2020
End date Friday 27th March 2020
If you are interested please call the branch on 02920391190.
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