Temporary Database Assistant

MW Eat Enterprise; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading hospitality company in Greater London is seeking a part-time Receptionist / Administrative Assistant to support their Head Office team. The role involves handling enquiries, managing the office database, and supporting management. Ideal candidates will have around 2 years of experience, exceptional communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel. This position offers competitive salary and excellent benefits, requiring you to be a UK resident with the right to work.

Benefits

Restaurant vouchers and discounts

Full on-job training

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Approximately 2 years of experience in a general administration role.
• Total fluency in English is essential.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

Responsibilities

• Act as head office receptionist and provide support to the database team.
• Answer and transfer calls correctly and efficiently.
• Update, modify and maintain the customer Access database.

Skills

Customer service attitude

Communication skills

Data entry

Microsoft Excel skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Database management systems

Job description

Receptionist / Administrative Assistant

We have an exciting opportunity for a Receptionist / Administrative Assistant to join our Head Office team near Marble Arch.

About Us

MW Eat is a unique collection of award-winning restaurants - spanning both fine dining restaurants and brasserie restaurants - widely regarded as among the best of their type. The fine dining restaurants are Chutney Mary, Veeraswamy and Amaya. The brasserie restaurants consist of the Masala Zone group. All are situated in central London.

We pay great attention to training and personal development. Our commitment to a multicultural team, including 20 different nationalities and around 500 staff, is on-going in the pursuit of training to the highest of standards.

The Role

The main purpose of the role will be to act as head office receptionist and provide key support to the database team. This is a part-time position 3 / 4 days per week from Monday to Thursday 9am – 5.45pm.

Key Responsibilities

• Deal with enquiries in a polite and professional manner
• Answer and transfer calls correctly and efficiently
• Meet and greet clients and visitors
• Sorting, distributing and filing all post
• Filing of all paperwork, collating forms and producing materials for restaurants
• Managing deliveries and sending packages
• Assisting the HR Team
• Ordering office supplies
• Managing meeting rooms
• Provide general support to company management
• Update, modify and maintain the customer Access database
• Produce address labels, mail merge letters and general reports from company database
• Inputting information and data into stock-control system
• Input and analysis of data using Excel
• General ad-hoc duties when required

Key Requirements

• Approximately 2 years of experience in a general administration role
• Strong customer service attitude
• Excellent communication skills, total fluency in English is essential
• Good knowledge of British place names
• Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
• Computer literate with ability to input data accurately
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Excel / spreadsheet management
• Experience of data entry, ideally with knowledge of Microsoft Access mail-merge functions
• Experience in inputting data into stock-control packages is an advantage

Benefits

• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Full on-job training in all aspects of administration and development opportunities
• Excellent company benefits, including restaurant vouchers and discounts

If you're an enthusiastic, hardworking individual looking for a role with career development this is your starting point.

If this sounds like your next challenge, please apply with a covering letter indicating your suitability for the vacancy and full CV. You will need to be a resident in the UK, have the right to work in the UK and be able to provide contact details for two professional referees.