Office Administrator
Central Services, Manchester Employer: Avecto
Job Level: Mid Level Job Type: Permanent
Why Avecto:

Avecto is a great place to work and we’d love you to be part of our journey and help us make it even better.

But don’t just take our word for it, we made 100 Best Companies to Work list For list in 2016 and our own staff survey revealed 100% of our team feel valued and would recommend Avecto as a place to work.

Innovation is at the centre of what we do, so as a dynamic, enthusiastic, team player your contribution will make a big impact.



The position (what you’ll do):

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Operating a busy switchboard
Sorting and distributing post
Ensuring consistent office security via security pass and alarm fob administration. You will also be responsible for ensuring that all visitors are signed in and out of the building.
Assisting in office management – including supplier management, health and safety and fire safety.
Organisation and running of corporate events.
Working with little supervision on complex and detail orientated tasks
Act as the front of house liaison for the organisation, meeting and greeting all visitors including high profile clients.
Assisting in the organisation of meetings including the organisation of catering and refreshments.
Working closely with our housekeeper to ensure the office is looked after to a high standard.
Liaising with various contractors including cleaning staff, utilities and maintenance.
Support of the wider Central Services function including assisting with travel and accommodation bookings for members of staff, analysis of travel and utilities expenditure trends and assistant with global office expansion plans.
Additional tasks will include the ordering and distribution of stationary and office supplies as well as general administration support where and when applicable.

As well as the day to day duties included in this role you will be expected to bring your creativity and initiative to seek out and provide ongoing improvements to facilities, processes and services. This will include production of reports proposals where required.



What you have to offer:

Proactive, passionate and decisive in nature.
Possess the ability to work independently using initiative to make decisions and problem solve.
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, paired with a positive, enthusiastic and diplomatic attitude. Helping to ensure a positive first and last impression of Avecto.
Flexible and adaptable in all areas.
Analytical with an exceptional eye for detail and accuracy
Commercially minded with experience of managing supplier contracts
Exceptional organisation skills – including time management and work load prioritisation
Creative and innovative – constantly seeking improvement and high standards.
Good working knowledge of both Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel


Above and beyond expectations:

Experience of organising large corporate events
Budget management experience
Previous experience of facilities management
Previous experience of owning H&S policies
Degree educated or equivalent.

What we need from you to apply

Current resume



Benefits

The list is a long one, but our most popular benefits include:

Fully paid private healthcare scheme
Generous holiday allowance which increases with length of service
Start your weekend early with our early finish Fridays



Who we are

Avecto is a global leader in Privileged Elevation and Delegation Management. Since 2008, the company has enabled over 8 million users to successfully work without admin rights, enabling many of the world’s biggest brands to achieve the balance between overlocked and underlocked environments. Avecto’s Defendpoint software combines privilege management and application control technology in a single lightweight agent. This scalable solution allows global organizations to eliminate admin rights across the entire business – across Windows and Mac desktops and even in the data center.

The technology has been deployed in the most highly regulated industries, enabling organizations to achieve compliance, gain operational efficiency and stop internal and external attacks.

Avecto’s innovative and entrepreneurial culture resulted in the company being recognized as one of the UK’s most inspiring businesses in 2017 according to the London Stock Exchange Group and placing in The Sunday Times Best Small Companies to Work For list in 2016.