Position Summary
An excellent opportunity has become available for an experienced Personal Assistant to join us at Samsung Research UK. You will provide a proactive and high standard of support to our Managing Director, while managing their diary to ensure that appointments and meetings are efficiently prioritised, allowing them to make maximum use of operational time. This is a full-time role requiring flexibility and commitment in an interesting and varied environment.
Role and Responsibilities
acting as a first point of contact: dealing with correspondence and phone calls
managing diaries and organising meetings and appointments, often controlling access to the MD
booking and arranging travel, transport and accommodation
organising meetings, events and conferences
reminding the MD of important tasks and deadlines
typing, compiling and preparing reports, presentations and correspondence
legal administration (grammatical review of documents to be sent to legal, submission of legal matters onto internal legal system and monitoring/progressing of matters through to conclusion)
managing databases and filing systems
implementing and maintaining procedures/administrative systems
liaising with staff, suppliers and clients
collating and filing expenses
miscellaneous tasks to support the MD
administration and support to the HR Team
Skills and Qualifications
The successful candidate will be someone who is highly capable in managing competing demands and has the confidence to respond to fast-paced enquiries from internal and external customers. It is imperative that the candidate can demonstrate the ability to be highly organised, flexible and committed to working as part of a small team.
Key Requirements:
Previous experience in a similar role
Fluency in the Korean language
Excellent communication skills, both orally and written, with a high level of competence with English Grammar
Discretion and trustworthiness: you will often be party of confidential information
Flexibility and adaptability, able to work additional hours or be contactable as required
Organisational skills and the ability to multitask
The ability to be proactive and take the initiative
Tact and diplomacy
A knowledge of standard software packages and the ability to learn company-specific software if required.
Contract Type: 12 month contract working via one of our preferred recruitment agencies
Location: Samsung R&D Centre, Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, UK
Right to Work: We politely request that you only apply if you have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately visa sponsorship is not available with this outsourced contract role
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