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MDPI is the largest open access publisher in the world, with over 400 journals across a wide range of disciplines. Our mission is to foster open science and scientific exchange by delivering high-quality peer-reviewed research to scholars around the globe.
The Role: Office Assistant
We are looking for an office assistant to join our team at MDPI UK in Manchester! Here, they willprovide general administrative support to the Office Manager for the organization and administration of office meetings, projects, and day-to-day tasks, as well as support to the administration and running of local marketing events.
Location: Manchester
This is a full-time in office role. The office is located next to Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester.
Responsibilities
* Organizing the office and assisting associates to optimize processes, for example, working collaboratively with office functional staff.
* Perform receptionist duties when needed, e.g., answering the office phone as needed
* Schedule and plan meetings and appointments.
* Note-taking during meetings as needed.
* Assisting with event administration and running local marketing events.
* Sending internal announcements and communications.
* Weekly grocery shopping for office supplies.
* Keep stock of small office supplies.
* Maintain and monitor office supplies such as paper, pens, printer ink, onboarding gifts, probationary gifts etc.
* Photocopying, scanning, and filing appropriate documents.
* Maintaining the office calendar; social events calendar.
* Assist with organizing, booking, and purchasing for social events.
* Help with ad-hoc tasks.
* Be involved in printing materials for conferences etc. attended by the office members.
* Maintain trusting relationships with suppliers, customers, and colleagues.
Qualifications and Experience
* A Bachelor's degree in any subject.
* Excellent organization and time management skills.
* Ability to take initiative.
* Experience with Word and Excel Microsoft packages and Google Sheets.
* Ability to work to deadlines, and with self-sufficiency.
* Good telephone and email manner.
* Experience working in an office (desirable, but not essential).
Flexible Working Times
You are able to start work anytime between 7-9am, and finish between 3pm-6pm.
Special Days Off
Getting married or moving house? No need to use up your holidays, MDPI offer paid time off for such occasions.
Our Culture
A friendly working environment with monthly lunch parties, office snacks and seasonal events.
Bonus Incentives
Depending on your role, you may be eligible for one of our bonus schemes which rewards high-performing employees.
Perkbox
You will have access to our benefit platform called “Perkbox.” This will provide you with a range of discounts and benefits across various retailers, including savings on food, drinks, tech, travel, and more.
Health Cash Plan
After passing probation, employees are enrolled into our private health membership with Bupa. You can claim money back on dental, doctors, and prescriptions amongst many other health services.
Modern City Centre Office
Located next to Piccadilly Gardens, our office is a 10 minute walk from both Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road train stations. There are also tram stops outside of the building.
Cyclescheme
Save between 25-39% on a bike and accessories.
Techscheme
Save up to 10% on tax when purchasing tech equipment from places such as Ikea and Currys.
About MDPI
A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. Our mission is to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. We operate more than 400 diverse, peer-reviewed, open access journals supported by over 66,000 academic editors. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available.
MDPI is headquartered in Switzerland with additional offices in Europe, Asia and North America. We are committed to ensuring that high quality research is made available as quickly as possible. We also support sustainability projects, with sustainability as a key theme in many journals and through the MDPI Sustainability Foundation.
Initiatives
At MDPI, we develop and maintain various platforms in order to better serve the scientific community. Please find here-below a list of our main platforms:
https://www.mdpi.com/
https://sciprofiles.com/
https://sciforum.net/
https://www.scilit.net/
https://www.preprints.org/
https://encyclopedia.pub/
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Other
Job function
* Job function
Administrative
* Industries
Book and Periodical Publishing
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