Overview
Office Administrator Jobs in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom at Lightcast
Title: Office Administrator
Company: Lightcast
Location: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Due to an internal promotion, we are now seeking a full-time, on site Office Administrator to join our friendly team. Working alongside the Office Manager as well as supporting the general business activities, you will also support projects for both the Finance and People Teams. The successful candidate will join our small Business Operations team and will support a wide range of tasks from answering phones and greeting visitors, to day to day office administrative tasks and supporting or owning administrative projects supporting other teams, therefore you must be confident in handling a wide range of activities. Above all, you will play a key role in making Lightcast Discovery a great place to work by ensuring our people have the supplies, tools and resources needed to deliver great work.
Key responsibilities include
General administration support – manage company records and documents
Liaison with suppliers, setting up accounts and maintaining a corporate account register
Management of purchasing systems
Purchase to pay process for Operations purchases
Working with the Office Manager in ensuring office and kitchen are clean, tidy, well stocked
General facilities Support
Supporting the Office Manager with contractor and supplier management
Booking in, meeting, and greeting guests, making sure they feel welcome and assisting them with any needs; ensuring meeting rooms are prepared for major meetings
Incoming / outgoing correspondence duties
Project support and ownership- owning and delivering administrative projects to areas of the business
Shared inbox and helpdesk management
First point of contact for external calls
General filing and NDA management
Invoice administration
Providing cover for the Office Manager as needed
Ad hoc office and facilities duties
Person specification
You will have the ability to multi-task whilst prioritizing your own workload and be able to work with minimal supervision
You must have previous experience in a similar role, which is diverse and very hands on
You must possess strong interpersonal skills and be able to liaise with people at all levels of seniority
You must have a high level of understanding of confidentiality
Proficient use of all Microsoft Office
Excellent attention to detail
Highly organized
Due to the nature of this role, the work needs to be carried out in the office between the hours of 9am and 5.30pm with occasionally work from our other site just outside of West Cambridge (2-4 times per month).
Salary circa
£25,000-28,000
per annum plus generous benefits package including:
26 days holiday, plus Public Holidays
Flexible working hours
Pension contribution matched up to 7%
Private medical insurance
Income protection
Life insurance
Subsidized gym membership and weekly cross fit sessions
Access to Cycle to Work and Technology schemes
Enhanced family leave policies
At Lightcast, we recruit on a rolling basis, meaning we carry on recruiting until we find the right person for the role being advertised. We tend to compare individuals to the role specification rather than to each other.
About Lightcast
Lightcast Discovery is a bio-tools company developing a platform that combines the flexibility to analyse a wide range of cell types and assays with precise control over droplet number, occupancy, location and movement. Working with ma…
