Administrator & Support - #2171252

Administrator & Support – Childcare & Education

Office Location: Manchester

Department: Childcare & Education

Purpose of the Role

To provide support to the Childcare & Education team. The role will involve supporting a variety of agency sale instructions and provide administrative and client support to maximise direct fee generative work generated by senior colleagues.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Dealing with telephone and email enquiries politely and efficiently
• Assisting with the data management as directed to help increase the accuracy of the CRM Ibis.
• Supporting agency projects as required through a range of admin tasks, such as image processing, raising invoices
• Preparation of email campaigns, business generation mail-outs and local event management
• Preparation of sales brochures and creating ad-hoc letters, including client correspondence
• Preparing pitch documents and information memoranda, proof-reading documents for presentations
• Prepare presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint
• Liaising with the Marketing department regarding various marketing initiatives such as email campaigns, hard copy flyers, advertising, press releases and sales details
• Assisting with Anti-Money Laundering requirements and collating all relevant documentation
• Diary management
• Attending regular team meetings
• Assisting in the smooth running of the Manchester office
• Arranging client and internal meetings, virtual and actual as appropriate
• Covering for wider Childcare & Education support team during periods of absence e.g. annual leave.

Working Relationships and Contacts

The role will report directly to the Managing Director – Childcare & Education, and will also work to support the wider Childcare & Education team. You will liaise with the Business Agents, Valuers and on occasion Christie Finance colleagues within your department as well as a wider team of Administrators to provide support to them as required. This is a hybrid role with the expectation that three days per week will be spent working from the Manchester office.

Person Specification

Skills and Experience

• GCSEs or equivalent at grade C or above in Maths and English; Essential
• Minimum of 2 years of previous experience within a similar role; Essential
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office; Essential
• Numerate; Essential
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; Essential
• Highly organised and self-motivated; Essential

Personal Characteristics

• Polite and professional;
• Proactive, organised and meticulous;
• Flexible and adaptable, responding well to change;
• Able to work autonomously;
• Able to effectively prioritise workload;
• Strong team player;
• Able to work under pressure and to deadlines.

*** Please note we will not be able to sponsor for this position and therefore only invite candidates permanently settled in the UK, if you require a visa now or in the future, we will not be able to consider your application***

Christie & Co is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation.

We are an inclusive organisation and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential. We welcome all applications from a wide range of candidates. Selection for roles will be based on individual merit alone.

Please click apply today. For more information, please email [email protected].