VACANCY: Administrative Assistant
Administrative Assistant
Salary: £21,000 to £23,000 per year (pro rata)
Location: Romford, Essex – with opportunities for hybrid working
Contract: 21 hours per week over a minimum of 3 days
Join LUPUS UK as our Administrative Assistant to help ensure the smooth running of our office and provide information, guidance and support to people with lupus.
We are a registered charity formed in 1990, and we hold an ambition for a world where people with lupus can live full and active lives. We work hard to empower people by providing information about lupus and offering support, so their voices are heard and their condition diagnosed and managed effectively.
Salary: £21,000 to £23,000 per year (pro rata)
Location: Romford, Essex – with opportunities for hybrid working
Contract: 21 hours per week over a minimum of 3 days
Join LUPUS UK as our Administrative Assistant to help ensure the smooth running of our office and provide information, guidance and support to people with lupus.
We are a registered charity formed in 1990, and we hold an ambition for a world where people with lupus can live full and active lives. We work hard to empower people by providing information about lupus and offering support, so their voices are heard and their condition diagnosed and managed effectively.
About the Role
As Administrative Assistant of LUPUS UK, you will be assisting the Office Manager with the day-to-day management and smooth running of the National Office, including maintaining and ordering supplies and stock, making travel and accommodation arrangements, banking and database logging.
In addition, you will support your colleagues across the organisation including assisting with the moderation of the LUPUS UK online forum – HealthUnlocked; helping with simple editing tasks on the newsletter and LUPUS UK website, moderating our social media content, working on the telephone helpline and supporting fundraising/awareness raising events.
We are seeking a candidate who can work a 21-hour week spread over 3 or more days. We are a flexible employer, supporting hybrid working arrangements for many of our staff. Ideally, the candidate will be able to work predominantly from the office with an option to work from home occasionally. This role does require some occasional evening and weekend work with a generous overtime policy.
About You
We are looking for:
• Someone with a positive can-do attitude and willingness to help, when necessary, with tasks outside of normal duties.
• Experience of working within a team, whether in a professional or personal capacity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively in a range of media.
• Well organised with good attention to detail.
• Pro-active approach to problem solving.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Outlook, Powerpoint and Excel.
• Experience of using and maintaining databases
We offer an inclusive and welcoming work environment and a good overall benefits package. We’re a flexible employer and believe passionately in the wellbeing of our people. We’re also committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the world and community we’re based in.
We respect everyone's individual identity and celebrate difference, and encourage applications from all candidates irrespective of background. We particularly welcome applicants from an ethnic minority and/or people living with a disability or chronic illness.
As Administrative Assistant of LUPUS UK, you will be assisting the Office Manager with the day-to-day management and smooth running of the National Office, including maintaining and ordering supplies and stock, making travel and accommodation arrangements, banking and database logging.
In addition, you will support your colleagues across the organisation including assisting with the moderation of the LUPUS UK online forum – HealthUnlocked; helping with simple editing tasks on the newsletter and LUPUS UK website, moderating our social media content, working on the telephone helpline and supporting fundraising/awareness raising events.
We are seeking a candidate who can work a 21-hour week spread over 3 or more days. We are a flexible employer, supporting hybrid working arrangements for many of our staff. Ideally, the candidate will be able to work predominantly from the office with an option to work from home occasionally. This role does require some occasional evening and weekend work with a generous overtime policy.
About You
We are looking for:
• Someone with a positive can-do attitude and willingness to help, when necessary, with tasks outside of normal duties.
• Experience of working within a team, whether in a professional or personal capacity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively in a range of media.
• Well organised with good attention to detail.
• Pro-active approach to problem solving.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Outlook, Powerpoint and Excel.
• Experience of using and maintaining databases
We offer an inclusive and welcoming work environment and a good overall benefits package. We’re a flexible employer and believe passionately in the wellbeing of our people. We’re also committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the world and community we’re based in.
We respect everyone's individual identity and celebrate difference, and encourage applications from all candidates irrespective of background. We particularly welcome applicants from an ethnic minority and/or people living with a disability or chronic illness.
Key Dates
Closing Date: Sunday 24th March 2024 at 23:59
Interviews: We are actively interviewing candidates.
How to Apply
Please click the link below to be directed to our advert with CharityJob. On the site you can submit an application with a copy of your CV and a covering letter.
For an informal conversation about the role and application process, please contact us: [email protected].
Closing Date: Sunday 24th March 2024 at 23:59
Interviews: We are actively interviewing candidates.
How to Apply
Please click the link below to be directed to our advert with CharityJob. On the site you can submit an application with a copy of your CV and a covering letter.
For an informal conversation about the role and application process, please contact us: [email protected].
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