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Administrative Assistant (Regeneration) - Ballymena

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Ballymena

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GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Part time

6 days ago
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Job summary

An established public sector organization is seeking a detail-oriented Administrative Assistant to support their operations in Ballymena. This part-time role involves managing diaries, scheduling meetings, and handling correspondence, ensuring smooth office operations. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. This temporary position offers an opportunity to contribute to a vital public service while developing your administrative skills in a supportive environment. If you're organized, proactive, and ready to take on new challenges, this role could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

  • 5 GCSEs required, including English and Maths, or equivalent.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office applications is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain diaries, schedule meetings, and manage correspondence.
  • Support financial systems and coordinate events and seminars.

Skills

Office Management
Communication Skills
Time Management
Problem Solving
Customer Service

Education

5 GCSEs including English Language and Maths
Qualification in Office Technology

Tools

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Administrative Assistant (Regeneration) - Ballymena

Administrative Assistant, temporary, part-time

Your new company: A large public sector organisation based in Ballymena.

Your new role:

  1. Maintaining diaries and scheduling meetings, screening telephone calls and emails, responding to routine internal correspondence, and preparing outgoing mail taking appropriate actions as required.
  2. Word processing, maintenance of spreadsheets and databases, PowerPoint presentations, photocopying and scanning, localised filing systems, and dealing with general enquiries from the public.
  3. Devise and maintain office systems to deal with the flow and storage of files and information both electronically and hard copy in compliance with auditing procedures.
  4. Attend meetings, as required, to take notes, compile and agree minutes, noting attendance and follow up to identify/prioritise and action matters which require attention.
  5. Coordinate courses/seminars and take lead responsibility for booking venues/accommodation, arrangement of catering/equipment/travel, and responsible for delegate registration.
  6. Support the team to comply with Council financial systems, e.g., processing orders, coding invoices, setting up new codes, and ensuring invoices processed by payment deadlines.
  7. Deal with queries from the public and relevant stakeholders in respect of areas of service delivery.
  8. Assist with the production and delivery of all related publications, promotional material, online content, and awareness events, liaising with the Procurement Service in relation to the purchase and production of marketing and promotional material and be responsible for stock control.

What you'll need to succeed:

  1. 5 GCSEs to include English Language and Maths (grade C or above) or equivalent qualifications to demonstrate literacy and numeracy.
  2. The ability to deal efficiently with large volumes of work.
  3. Successfully prioritising competing demands.
  4. A qualification that demonstrates competency in working with office technology i.e., Word Processing or Typewriting.
  5. Working experience with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

What you'll get in return:

£13.73 per hour
Part-time (29.6 hours)
Based in Ballymena
Temporary on a month-to-month basis

What you need to do now: If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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