Administrator

I am currently recruiting for an Administrator on behalf of my client, a leading public sector organisation based in Normanton (WF6).

You will be in the Children and Young People's team. You will provide an effective and high quality business and administration support service to managers and staff, to support the operational services provided by the Children &Young People’s (C&YP) Directorate.

Duties will include:

• To provide an effective administration and business support service to staff and customers by providing a range of administration tasks which may include bulk data input, typing, diary management, photocopying, producing correspondence.
• To act as a first point of contact for the team, dealing independently with routine enquiries and requests for information from a range of colleagues, partners and members of the public either verbally or in writing.
• Under guidance from line manager, assist the team in dealing with the administration of a range of financial tasks which are relevant to the grade of the post, this may include ordering goods and services, processing invoices for payment and dealing with petty cash following relevant policies and procedures.
• To arrange meetings and conferences including room bookings, agenda and documents preparation, attend meetings and produce minutes in a timely manner and circulate approved minutes.

To be successful in this role, you will: 

• Knowledge and understanding of a range of business administration systems and procedures.
• Understanding the principles of data protection, confidentiality and information security and working in an environment dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
• Knowledge of IT systems required for the role e.g. Microsoft Office programmes or other equivalent systems.
• Experience of communicating confidently with staff from various levels, partners and with the public.
• Relevant experience of working within a similar function.
• Experience within Local Government/ confidential environment.
• Experience of taking minutes.

This post is available for full time (37 hours: Monday-Thursday 8.30am-5pm and Friday 8.30am-4.30pm). 

Please apply today for a chance of an immediate interview! 

What Reed can offer you as a temporary employee:

• A dedicated consultant who will act as your key point of contact during and between any  bookings
• Secure & online time sheet system which is quick and easy to use
• A self-service portal to access holiday requests/ Payslips/ P45 at your own leisure 
• A dedicated payroll team 
• Access to free training
• Access to discount club/ healthcare/ reed rewards
• Pension /paid holiday scheme/ maternity benefits
• Contacts for other Reed consultants and divisions
• Opportunities to work with some of the UKs leading employers including local authorities, NHS and local SME's