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Operational Support Assistant

Keoghs LLP
Posted 13 hours ago, valid for 14 days
Location

Bolton, Lancashire BL6 4PS, England

Salary

£22,000 - £26,400 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Keoghs is looking for an Operational Support Assistant to join their Legacy team, supporting key management roles to enhance business effectiveness and profitability.
  • The position includes responsibilities like managing internal systems, diary management, and preparing client MI reports, with a salary of £22,000 per year.
  • Candidates should have a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grades 5 or above and ideally possess experience with Excel and Office 365 documents.
  • Flexibility in working hours is offered, with a standard schedule of Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm.
  • The role requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.

The Legacy team of Keoghs is seeking an Operational Support Assistant to assist with the internal management of this team, working alongside the Business Unit Director/Deputy Business Unit Director for the team, enabling it to be a highly effective and profitable business unit.

This role will may cover some Operational Support Assistant duties for the Abuse team as may from time to time be necessary for the effective and profitable running of that business unit which will be holiday cover and will typically be limited to support required for BUD that cannot be delayed.

Key Accountabilities Supporting the Business Unit Director/Deputy Business Unit Director, the role will include:

  • New starter set up in Tracker and internal distribution lists for operational teams;
  • Internal people change requests;
  • Maintaining internal systems with holidays requests, absences & other allowed time dispensation

Use of Power BI to complete internal MI requests:

- Provision of monthly/quarterly performance statistics for Lead lawyers/key stakeholders (if required);- Collection of internal MI for new instructions and transferred files

Diary management for Business Unit Director/Deputy Business Unit Director as well as arranging ad hoc internal meetings/training sessions;

  • Diary and meeting management for other key stakeholders in the operational teams;
  • Dealing with expenses requests (when requested by key stakeholders);
  • Oversight/gatekeeping of the Legacy New Instruction inbox, ensuring new instructions are opened/allocated within SLAs, promptly escalating to BUD/DBUD where necessary;
  • Preparation of client MI reports as required for monthly distribution to client

Supporting the Business Unit Director to ensure that both internal and external MI is accurate

  • Ensuring caseloads are kept clear of settled files by prompting lawyers to complete the dispute resolution task where this has been missed;
  • Completing ad-hoc MI related or similar tasks to meet client or internal requirements;
  • Collecting details of recoveries across household, commercial and motor on a monthly basis;
  • Collating missing and specialist MI (at principle, secondary and description work type levels) for monthly contractual reports together with liaising with lawyers (who remain responsible for completion of the MI) in respect of any missing or anomalous entries to ensure completion is timely and accurate;
  • Preparation of specialist adhoc MI where required

Working Hours35 hours per week. Flexible working will be considered. Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch. Office location for this role is our Parklands Office, Bolton.

Essential Skills and Attributes:

  • Minimum education standard of 5 GCSEs grades 5 or above or A-C or equivalent other qualification/experience
  • Able to use Excel, Office 365 documents (prior use of a Case Management system would be desirable)
  • Good telephone and communication skills with people at all levels inside and outside the business
  • An ability to organise and prioritise tasks using initiative
  • Calm under pressure with the ability to re-prioritise when required
  • An ability to maintain attention to detail when dealing with repetitive tasks
  • Self-confidence with good literacy and IT skills
  • Good team worker with the flexibility to do what is required
  • Ability to work effectively within the Keoghs Values framework

Required Soft Skills: Personal Effectiveness

  • Team Commitment : Values others perspective & builds effective working relationships
  • Resilience: Demonstrates self-control; responds effectively to feedback to improve performance
  • Passion for Growth and Improvement: Systematically improves performance & shares knowledge in order to drive improvement
  • Embracing Change: Responds positively to change & is able to identify/suggest better ways of working

Business Focus

  • Client Care: Works to add value for the team
  • Decision Making: is able to prioritise & decide upon the most effective level of service delivery
  • Commercial Insight: Considers and understands commercial implications

ValuesOur culture is focussed on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our four values are at the heart of everything we do.

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