Part-Time Administrator - Temporary - Durham

Office Angels; North Carolina; On-site; USD 22,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

28 days paid annual leave (accrued)

Exclusive discount vouchers

Eye care vouchers

Pension scheme options

Job summary

Office Angels is seeking an organised Part-Time Administrator in Durham to provide varied general administrative support during a busy period. The role focuses on helping the team stay organised, handling enquiries, event prep and office tasks in a small, close-knit office.

You’ll work 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 10.00am-2.30pm, with some flexibility. There is free onsite parking and a temporary contract with potential extension.

Qualifications

• Organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Reliable, proactive and able to use your own initiative.
• Strong team player capable of working independently.
• Experience in office administration, business support, finance administration or events administration is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide general administrative support to the wider team.
• Answer telephone calls and handling general enquiries.
• Support with pre- and post-event administration.
• Log and process bookings.
• Create delegate lists and event badges.
• Prepare, organise and box up materials for upcoming events.
• Organise equipment and materials going to and from events.
• Maintain filing systems and archiving records.
• Update internal systems and CRM databases.
• Produce and update Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations.
• Assist with invoices, purchase orders and basic finance administration.
• Maintain accurate records and equipment inventories.
• Order stationery and refreshments when required.
• Provide additional general office support where needed.

Skills

Organised

Attention to detail

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Communication

IT literacy

Team player

Tools

CRM databases

PowerPoint

Job description

Part-Time Administrator

Location: Durham, Northeast | Office-based

Pay: £13.00 per hour

Hours: Part-time, 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 10.00am-2.30pm, with a 30-minute unpaid lunch. There is some flexibility around the exact working times.

Contract: Temporary until 20 November 2026, with potential to extend

Benefits: Free onsite parking

The Opportunity

We're recruiting for an organised, proactive and detail-focused Administrator to join a friendly, professional organisation based in Belmont, Durham. This is a varied temporary position providing general administrative support across the business, with a particular focus on supporting the team during a busy period.

Working within a small, close-knit office, you'll be an important extra pair of hands, helping the team stay organised and ensuring day-to-day activities run smoothly behind the scenes.

What You'll Be Doing

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing general administrative support to the wider team
• Answering telephone calls and handling general enquiries
• Supporting with pre- and post-event administration
• Logging and processing bookings
• Creating delegate lists and event badges
• Preparing, organising and boxing up materials for upcoming events
• Organising equipment and materials going to and from events
• Maintaining filing systems and archiving records
• Updating internal systems and CRM databases
• Producing and updating Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations
• Supporting with invoices, purchase orders and basic finance administration
• Maintaining accurate records and equipment inventories
• Ordering stationery and refreshments when required
• Providing additional general office support where needed

There may occasionally be the opportunity to support events in person, which could include some early mornings, evenings or non-standard working hours.

About You

We'd love to hear from you if you are:

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Reliable, proactive and able to use your own initiative
• A strong team player who is equally comfortable working independently
• Able to manage multiple tasks and priorities
• Confident using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• IT confident and able to learn new systems quickly
• A clear and professional communicator
• Comfortable dealing with clients, colleagues and senior stakeholders
• Positive, approachable and willing to get stuck in
• Flexible and happy to support different areas of the organisation
• Discreet and trustworthy when dealing with confidential information

Previous experience within office administration, business support, finance administration or events administration would be advantageous.

What Office Angels offers you

When you work with Office Angels, you'll benefit from:

• 28 days paid annual leave (accrued weekly)
• Exclusive discount vouchers for high street brands
• Eye care vouchers
• Pension scheme options

Why Apply?

This is a great opportunity to join a small and collaborative team where your support will make a real difference during a particularly busy period.

You’ll enjoy a varied workload, 20 hours per week, free onsite parking and the potential for the temporary assignment to be extended.

If you're an organised Administrator who enjoys variety, takes pride in getting the details right and likes being the person who keeps things running smoothly, we'd love to hear from you.

Office Angels is an employment agency and business. We are an equal-opportunities employer who puts expertise, energy and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities and more. By showcasing talents, skills and unique experiences in an inclusive environment, we help individuals thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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