Business Assistant (Tech)

Starr Underwriting; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector is looking for a Business Assistant to support the technology team. The role involves diary management, scheduling meetings, and handling travel arrangements. The ideal candidate should be organized, proactive, and possess strong communication skills. This permanent full-time position is based in London, offering a dynamic and supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in team coordination or business support.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft packages including Outlook, Word, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Managing day-to-day diary and schedule for the senior technology team.
• Coordinating meetings, including logistics and resources.
• Assisting with travel arrangements and expense claims.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Time management

Emotional intelligence

IT skills

Job description

Business Assistant (Tech)

Department: Executive Support

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London

Description

A new and exciting Business Assistant opportunity has come up at CFC. This role will be key to providing day to day diary management and coordination support to Senior members of the technology team.

This will include managing calendars, scheduling meetings and coordinating appointments, whilst acting as a primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders on their behalf and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

About the role

Your other responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Scheduling and coordinating a large volume of internal and external meetings, ensuring all necessary resources and documentation are available
• Assisting with meeting logistics including booking meeting rooms and organising any AV and catering requirements in advance
• Organising and managing team events, such as quarterly team building offsites and activities
• Assisting with travel arrangements via Concur including transport, accommodation (and visas) for domestic and international travel
• Processing and submitting expenses/mileage claims for the team via Concur
• Creating purchase orders to ensure goods and services are delivered on time
• Preparing PowerPoint presentations and other materials
• Following up and responding to invites on behalf of the team
• Working closely with and supporting the other EAs when required
• Providing cover for the EA when they are away
• Providing other general administrative assistance as and when required

About you

This is a traditional support role with a high volume of diary management and is suited to a candidate who has had previous experience working as a team coordinator or in a business support role managing multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will also possess:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a strong attention to detail, good organisational and time management skills, and the ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and keep track of critical deadlines
• Proactive, dynamic, with a can-do attitude and the ability to be flexible as required
• Emotional intelligence, ability, and confidence to handle conflicting requests and build professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Discretion and tact in dealing with clients and staff at all levels
• Positive and empathetic approach to others and capable of working as an integral part of a team
• Previous experience of using travel booking, meeting room booking, purchase order and expense systems (training will be provided)
• Excellent IT skills, highly proficient user of Microsoft packages including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Core Values

Love what you do:
We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and makes the difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers and carriers.

Challenge everything:
We’re never afraid to question the way that things are done and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to makes things better.

Have fun, be good:
Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, we welcome all viewpoints, and we treat everyone how we would expect to be treated.