Administration Assistant
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job description
Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Administration Assistant (with reception cover), based in Aberdeen.Accountabilities:
- Excellent communication skills (good grammar/spelling + communicate verbally with confidence)
- Able to prioritize tasks and works well under pressure.
- Able to work in a team environment in a collaborative manner.
- Proactive nature, able to work to tight deadlines (ability to drive things to closure)
- Good time management skills, Flexible & Reliable
- Intermediate advance in MS Office
- Pay attention to detail.
- Excellent telephone manner
- Excellent people skills - confident & friendly with a good awareness of customer care
Competencies:
- Organise meeting rooms/provide coffee/lunches etc
- Have a flexible can do attitude.
- Book Travel & Update Travel Register
- Raise Pos & ICPO is GEOS (training can be given)
- Process Invoices & Credits
- Liaise with Facilities company re cleaners handyman etc
- Report office faults snags to Facilities Manager
- Manning main switchboard (answering, screening and forwarding calls)
- Take and relay messages.
- Serve Visitors by greeting, welcoming, directing and announcing them appropriately.
- Logging Admin helpdesk tickets + other misc. duties
- Receiving and sorting daily mail/deliveries/couriers
- Maintain security by following procedures and controlling access (issue key cards, monitor people comings/goings)
Permanent Position
If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: PR/065032.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Administration Assistant roles across Orion's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £19,880 - £25,242 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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