Administrator
What's in it for me:
• Join a multifaceted and busy team who work hard together
• Enjoy a supportive working environment
• Utilise your networking skills working across the organisation
The role:
The Administration department provides support to the Membership Services directorate of the Law Society. This includes processing applications for various accreditation schemes and updating membership group records. In this exciting role, you will review accreditation applications and by following process maps, you will ensure thorough checks are completed before passing applications on to assessors. This is a great role for someone who has experience gained in a similar busy office environment, enjoys working to process, and has excellent attention to detail.
What we're looking for:
• Good customer service skills and confident in dealing with people at all levels
• Strong IT skills including database management
• Previous administration experience and the ability to multi-task
To apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter. Please ensure that your CV and covering letter clearly demonstrate how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience required for this role.
Please note, interviews will be held on 13th and 14th March 2017.
Essential
Educated to A level or equivalent including English and Mathematics
Proven administrative and secretarial experience with an intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Access, Excel, Word and Power Point or similar package in windows environment.
Keyboard skills – 50wpm
Excellent written and oral communication skills, maintaining highly professional and courteous manner at all times
Ability to deliver high quality customer service and handle customer enquiries with tact and diplomacy
Ability to organise own workload, work to tight deadlines and prioritise effectively
Attention to detail; accuracy and quality conscious
Ability to use initiative in a busy environment, as well as willingness to undertake routine work where necessary
Effective team player with ability to develop positive relationships with team members, external and internal stakeholders
Strong numeric skills
Desirable
Experience of working in, or an understanding of the workings of a Committee environment and the provision of a full Secretariat service
Ability to manage routine financial activity associated with a membership/subscription service and benefits delivery operation.
Experience of legal professional practice and/or other professional/member services
Largely administrative in nature the postholder may be required to provide ad-hoc help line support
The postholder must deliver advice in a professional and authoritative manner.
Communication lines with members of the service, external consultants and assessors, internal and external stakeholders such as lenders, insurers, law Firms applying for registration, other departments of the Law Society in the course of their work (finance, post and print rooms, meetings & events, etc.)
Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.
This opportunity is closed to applicants.