Office Assistant

Tiger Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fridays from home

Job summary

Tiger Recruitment seeks an Office Administrator for a dynamic life sciences firm in Central London. The role starts as a 3-month temporary assignment with a strong view to permanent, offering a busy, sociable environment and a chance to progress.

You will own day-to-day office operations, liaising with colleagues and handling a variety of admin and communications tasks. The role suits a bright graduate with solid MS Office skills and a proactive mindset.

Qualifications

• Bright graduate with some office experience and a proactive attitude.
• Strong MS Outlook, Word and Excel skills are essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and a true team player.

Responsibilities

• First point of contact for phone and email enquiries.
• Maintain office stock of snacks, coffee and milk daily.
• Order office supplies and monitor IT equipment.
• Coordinate company-wide meetings and newsletters.
• Manage shared calendar, birthdays and events.
• Log time monthly and update the CRM system.
• Book dinners, travel and accommodation as needed.
• Support social committee and ad hoc duties.

Skills

MS Outlook

MS Word

MS Excel

Communication

Team player

Proactive

Education

Graduate

Diploma holder

Tools

CRM system

Job description

Office Administrator (Temp-to-Perm)

Salary: £16ph-18ph (based on experience)

Location: Central London

Contract: Temporary (3 months), with a view to permanent

Set up: 4 days in office, Fridays from home

Hours: 9:00am - 5:30pm

Start date: Late August / September

A dynamic and forward-thinking life sciences firm based in Central London is looking for a proactive Office Administrator to join their friendly, social team on an initial 3-month temporary basis, with a strong view to going permanent. This is a fantastic opportunity for a bright graduate or business diploma graduate with some office experience, looking to build their career within a fast-paced, sociable environment.

The Role: Reporting into the team, you'll take ownership of the smooth day-to-day running of the office, supporting across a variety of administrative and communications-based tasks.

Key responsibilities

• Being the first point of contact for incoming phone and email enquires
• Ensuring the office is well stocked with snacks, coffee and milk daily
• Ordering office supplies
• Monitoring IT equipment
• Coordinating company-wide meetings, such as company updates and interviews, with guidance from the team
• Compiling and circulating the monthly newsletter
• Maintaining the shared calendar (annual leave, birthdays, company-wide events)
• Tracking birthdays, sending cards and organising leaving gifts
• Supporting the social committee
• Updating the CRM system and ensuring the team logs their time monthly
• Booking dinners, flights and accommodation
• Assisting with the coordination of development days and venue bookings
• Any other ad hoc duties as required

About You

• Proactive, quick to learn and happy to get stuck into tasks of all sizes
• Personable and not precious - a true team player
• A bright graduate or diploma graduate with some office experience
• Strong MS Outlook, Word and Excel skills
• Outstanding communication skills, written and verbal
• Full right to work in the UK