Team Administrator

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The Job

To support the senior members of the EMEA Legal Team, who report directly to the General Counsel and Company Secretary. The role will provide secretarial and administrative support, working closely with the Executive Assistant and deputising during holiday periods.

Based in the London office to support the SVPs and VPs in the EMEA Legal Team. The role will report to the Associate General Counsel, Procurement & Privacy, and will contribute to the efficient running of the Legal department globally.

Though the role is supporting the legal team, legal experience or background is not needed and not required.

Responsibilities

• Diary and inbox management.
• Accommodation and travel bookings.
• Organising and overseeing internal and external events, eg. customer events, workshops, department social gatherings, team meetings etc. This includes sourcing venues / booking meeting rooms, organising catering and videoconferencing requirements, and approval/payment processing.
• Taking notes/minutes at meetings as needed and circulating these promptly after the meeting, following up on any relevant actions to ensure the relevant information is cascaded.
• Deputising for Executive Assistant during annual leave periods and providing support on ad hoc projects as required.
• Assisting with onboarding of new team members, including ordering of IT equipment and access to AVEVA systems.
• Assisting with the resolution of any IT issues, by liaising with the IT department to ensure a positive outcome.
• Processing and submitting expense returns via the expenses system (Concur) in line with company policy.
• Preparing and submitting Purchase Order requests via Oracle.
• Assisting with onboarding of new suppliers, invoicing enquiries and liaising with suppliers, dealing with Finance team and Procurement team to ensure prompt processing and payment of invoices.
• Other duties as required.

Skills & Qualificiations

• Secretarial / PA experience.
• Good attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge and use of Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience of drafting presentations in PowerPoint and document formatting.
• Knowledge of Oracle or other Purchase Order processing platform.
• Diary management experience.
• Travel and expense management experience.
• Strong communication and people skills.
• Experience of working with changing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Effective collaboration and teamwork focus.
• Confidentiality and discretion in all transactions.

AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

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