Office Manager

Charity People
London
1 year ago
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Office Manager
Healthcare Infection Society
Based in King’s Cross
Salary £36,000

Hybrid working offered, 2 days a week in the office

Charity People are delighted to be working in partnership with the Healthcare Infection Society to recruit an Office Manager.

About The Healthcare Infection Society
The Healthcare Infection Society is a network of over 1300 expert members who work in the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections. Their members are drawn largely from the medical profession and are predominantly consultant microbiologists and doctors enrolled on an infection specialty training programme. Nurses, clinical scientists, research scientists and others with a demonstrable professional interest in healthcare associated infections are also a vital part of their membership network.

The Role
We are currently looking to recruit an Office Manager to work to ensure the Healthcare Infection Society’s back-office operations are effectively managed; this includes premises and facilities, information technology and general administration. Working closely with the CFO, you will process the Society’s financial systems, overseeing the running of the Society’s office property, involving health and safety, utilities, managing suppliers and troubleshooting and resolving any issues arising.

In addition to this, you will provide support to projects, managing events and update policies and other documents.

The Candidate

Knowledge and / or experience of managing an office / facilities. Strong organisational skills and an ability to identify priorities, manage multiple responsibilities / tasks, and meet deadlines. The ability to collaborate across teams. Knowledge and / or experience of handling financial transactions A working knowledge of Microsoft Office / M365 applications (especially Word, Excel)

Charity People are managing all applications for this role; all applications should be sent to Ben Garner, Senior Consultant at Charity People in the first instance.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

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