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Since our launch in 2013, we have grown to a staff of 33 and are looking for an Office Manager to streamline processes and manage the day-to-day running of the company.

Primary Responsibilities:

Overseeing office operations and procedures

• Work with the Chief Executive and Editor to ensure a safe and healthy office environment
• Update and maintain office policies as necessary
• Manage day to day HR activities, scheduling appraisals, managing holiday, staff development
• Assist with recruitment of staff (placing job ads, fielding applications)
• Attend the various boards of The Conversation as secretariat, scheduling meetings and taking minutes
• Organise the office onboarding process for new employees and provide support to visitors
• Plan in-house or off-site activities, like celebrations and conferences
• Accepting and sorting mail and deliveries
• Supporting the planning of events and supporting office social activities (including team bonding)
• Corporate card management, approving expenses
• Manage relationship with external finance company, and external payroll company
• Assisting in ad hoc administration tasks as needed, including helping book travel

Requirements/Skills:

• Previous office management experience
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to adapt to changing priorities
• Project management skills
• Enthusiastic and personable
• Excellent communications skills.
• Ability to work under own initiative with minimal supervision

Benefits

• Salary: £30,000 p.a.
• 25 paid holiday days
• Company pension contribution
• Enhanced parental leave
• Flexible working – we have office space at UCL in central London, but you’re able to work from home

Applications will be accepted and interviewed on a rolling basis.

We value and respect all differences in all people (seen and unseen) at The Conversation and actively encourage applications from BAME candidates. Please mention Journo Resources when you apply, it really helps us out.

You must be legally able to work in the UK.