United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Office Coordinator, Private Sector Development Team - London

Organization: Adam Smith International
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 19 Feb 2015

Vacancy type: Permanent position

Location: London

Service areas(s): Private Sector Development

About the role

Our Private Sector Development team is growing fast. We need an Office Coordinator to join us, reporting directly to the Private Sector Development Director. We are looking for someone who is responsible on a daily basis for ensuring the smooth operation of the office as well as providing administrative support to the Team Director.

This involves assisting the Private Sector Development team with the management of projects, including:

· General meetings support;

· Provide support for staff travel arrangements and expenses tracking;

· Provide support for Finance: monitor staff credit card purchases and documentation, reconcile monthly VISA bill;

· Quality assurance of project documents, provides support overseas as necessary;

· Consultants management and logistics.

About you

An Adam Smith International Office Coordinator should have the ability to build effective relationships with colleague from a wide range of professional and cultural backgrounds. They should be team player, energetic, positive, and genuinely committed to achieving lasting change in their work.

Adam Smith International seeks the following skills and experience:

At least 2/3 years of administrative and/or PA experience.

Interest in working in developing environments.

Organisation skills.

The ability and aspiration to learn fast and be challenged.

Proactive, helpful, can-do attitude.

Flexibility to adjust to dynamic work environment.High level of emotional intelligence.

Achievement oriented.

Trustworthy, reliable, professional, conscientious and accountable.

Good writing skills.

Willing to travel.

Computer literate.

What We Offer You

We offer you a dynamic and friendly team environment and the opportunity to work on a highly successful portfolio of programmes. We have a strong commitment to our people and strive to live by our principles:

· Take responsibility (Accountability)

We are individually and collectively accountable for what we do.

· Always find a way (Resourcefulness)

We think innovatively to reach a solution.

· Promote Quality (Excellence)

We maintain and promote professional standards in everything we do.

· Commit to the Outcome (Achievement)

We take pride in delivering our best to achieve results

We’ve built a culture to reflect our principles, full of likeminded professionals who are smart, passionate and great at what they do. We offer a highly competitive compensation package and excellent benefits.

How to apply:

Heard Enough? Ready to Apply?

We would love to hear from you. Please submit a CV (no more than 3 pages) and short cover letter to recruitment@adamsmithinternational.com with a subject line of “PSD Office Coordinator”. You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this position. Shortlisted applicants only will be contacted. Thank you for your consideration.