Administrator

Brown & Co; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday scheme 25 days + 1 day/year to

Life Assurance 4x salary

Salary Sacrifice Pension

Enhanced parental leave

Holiday Buy Back Scheme

Long Service Awards

Westfield Health Cashplan

Volunteering Day

Job summary

Brown &Co in Bury St Edmunds seeks a part-time Administrator to join our Land Agency team. You will support a busy group of Land Agents with a range of admin duties, including client correspondence, report prep, and diary management.

The role focuses on 22.5 hours per week (Wed–Fri) in a rural property environment, offering opportunities for transcription, invoicing support, and event coordination within a professional services setting.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years' experience in an administrative role.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage project files and undertake project administration.
• Prepare reports, format and proofread letters and reports.
• Support land agency colleagues with land, property and estate management admin.

Skills

Administrative experience

Microsoft Office

Word processing

Audio typing

Time management

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Our Bury St Edmunds office is looking for a part-time Administrator to join our established Land Agency team. This is a diverse role that would suit a highly organised individual with a strong administrative background, excellent communication skills and a professional approach.

The successful applicant will provide efficient business support to a busy team of Land Agents and rural property professionals, assisting with a wide range of administrative duties including client correspondence, report preparation, project administration and handling enquiries. This role offers the opportunity to work within a fast-paced rural property environment dealing with general administration, correspondence and report writing, and enquiries from the public.

Responsibilities

• Managing project files and undertaking project administration.
• Document management - preparing reports, formatting and proofreading, including letters, reports and similar.
• Supporting Land Agency colleagues with the administration of land, property and estate management instructions.
• Handling incoming enquiries from clients, landowners, occupiers and members of the public.
• Assisting with invoicing and financial administration.
• Organising office and client meetings, events and seminars.
• Producing accurate, high-quality transcription from dictation.
• Occasional minute taking at team and client meetings.
• Diary management and arranging travel for team members.
• Assisting with the administration for presentations and seminars for the office.
• Maintaining document management systems and ensuring records are accurate and up to date.
• Ordering stationery and office supplies as required.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years' experience in an administrative role.
• Previous experience supporting a professional services, property, rural or surveying team would be advantageous.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Word processing and audio typing skills.
• High standards of presentation and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.
• A proactive and flexible approach to supporting a busy team.

Finding the right people is important to us and transferable skills are always welcome. We value potential and are open to candidates who may not have every listed skill.

• A holiday scheme starting at 25 days holiday increasing by 1 day each year to 28 days after 3 years of service.
• Life Assurance of four times your basic salary.
• Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, adoption and shared parental leave benefits.
• Holiday Buy Back Scheme.
• Long Service Awards.
• Westfield Health Cashplan.
• One Volunteering Day for your chosen charity each year.

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not tolerate discriminatory behaviour of any kind, in line with the Equality Act 2010.

This is a permanent part-time position based on 22.5 hours (Wednesday – Friday).

Important Notice to Recruitment Agencies

Brown&Co does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies. We will only pay agency fees where a signed Terms of Business agreement is in place, and the agency has been formally instructed by our HR team.

Any CVs submitted to Brown&Co - including to employees or Partners - without prior HR authorisation will be considered unsolicited, and no fees will be payable.