Residential Sales Secretary
Average 41.5 hours per week, including alternate Saturdays.
Daventry
The Company:
Howkins & Harrison LLP is a highly regarded and successful property & lettings agent, as well as a firm of chartered surveyors, land agents, auctioneers and valuers.
We have a network of offices throughout the midlands and have been trading since 1888.
Our teams are hardworking and knowledgeable, proud to be the leading agents and experts in each of the areas that we cover.
The Role:
We are looking for an experienced secretary to join and provide secretarial and administrative support to our busy residential sales team.
In this role, day to day you can expect to:
* Manage and co-ordinate multiple diaries and schedules, for both internal and external meetings.
* Draft correspondence and respond to emails
* Answering telephone queries
* Facilitating the smooth running of the sales department
* Maintaining the database of stock and ensuring online content is accurate
* Working closely with Sales Manager to produce property details, memorandums of sales, contractual letters and other formal business letters
* Dealing with and paying invoices
* General office administrative duties
This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will have other duties and responsibilities that fall within the remit of the role.
Your Skills & Qualifications:
* Previous experience in residential sales is preferable but not essential
* Excellent attention to detail
* To provide an excellent customer service experience at all times
* Build and maintain strong relationships with all clients and staffStrong communicator with excellent inter-personal skills
* Accurate, organised, numerate and technology savvy
* Team player with the ability to work under pressure
* Strong attention to detail
* "Can-do" attitude and ability to use initiative
We Offer:
* Competitive basic salary
* 25 days' holiday, increasing with service
* Birthday day off
* Pension plan
* Life Assurance cover
* 5★ review incentive payments
* Employee Assistance Programme (including 24/7 GP and dentist access)
* Paid mileage (as per HMRC guidance)
If you would like more information, please contact Julie Tavinor, Senior Branch Manager on or to apply send your CV & Covering Letter to
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Work Location: In person