Administrator & Support
Office Location: Manchester
Department: Childcare & Education
About Us
We are the leading specialist advisor for buying and selling businesses in our sectors - convenience retail, leisure, medical, pubs, restaurants, childcare, healthcare, and hotels. With 90 years of experience, we offer professional brokerage and advisory services, through our UK wide team. We pride ourselves in our high standards, providing a client centric experience and building business around our clients through tailoring our services.
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 eg 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.
What we offer
* Discretionary sector performance bonus
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Holiday carryover & additional Christmas leave
* Life assurance
* Employee wellbeing assistance via Plumm
* “Recommend a Friend” employee referral bonus
* Enhanced family friendly leave
* Cycle to work scheme
* Eyecare vouchers
*** Please note we will not be able to sponsor for this position and therefore only invite candidates permanently settled in the UK or not requiring sponsorship ***
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
For more information, please apply today or send any questions to: careersuk@christie.com