Job Description
Squire Patton Boggs have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Receptionist to join their growing team based in Manchester.
Location: Manchester
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday on a shift rota between 7:30am and 6:00pm
About Us:
Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world s strongest integrated law firms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, business and government meet. We deliver commercially focused business solutions by combining our legal, lobbying and political capabilities and invaluable connections on the ground to a diverse mix of clients, from long-established leading corporations to emerging businesses, start-up visionaries and sovereign nations.
More than 1,500 lawyers in 47 offices across 20 countries on five continents provide unrivalled access to expertise. In the UK, we have offices in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and London.
The firm is committed to promoting an inclusive and supportive working environment. Embedded by local champions in each of our UK offices, our well-regarded family and carer, wellbeing and DEI programmes provide a variety of flexible working options to support individuals' life journeys, helping our people pursue their personal and professional goals.
Senior Receptionist The Role:
This will include producing rotas, prioritising workload, arranging absence cover, holding team meetings, regular liaison with the Facilities Manager, and taking a pro-active approach to working with other teams. You'll be focusing on individual and team development to achieve objectives and improve performance, as well as giving constructive feedback.
The role will also require you to work alongside the Events Manager and wider Business Development and Marketing team, and be involved in pre-event planning and logistics, liaising with relevant contacts on site including maintenance, housekeeping, IT and in-house catering providers to ensure rooms and spaces are set up efficiently and correctly.
Senior Receptionist - Key Responsibilities:
- You'll also be responsible for carrying out on-job training for all new and existing team members
- There is a requirement to undertake operational work such as booking meeting rooms, booking events, maintaining the reception area, issuing passes to all visitors and ensuring all services are provided in accordance with the agreed service levels
Senior Receptionist You:
- You will be a dynamic, creative individual who understands the importance and intricacies of client relationships, and this will be reflected in your professional and confidential approach to your work
- You will have excellent communication and English language skills and be able to liaise with stakeholders of all levels clearly and confidently
- Attention to detail is critical as well as excellent telephone and PC skills
- You will have proven experience being a team leader or supervisor, and be able to prioritise and delegate effectively, while also motivating, recognising and rewarding others fairly and consistently
- On busier occasions you will need to have the ability to work under pressure and remain calm at all times
- In order to be successful, you will have previous experience in a client-facing role, ideally within professional services
- You will also have experience of planning and management of both events and teams
We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce is representative of our diverse society. We will make reasonable adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process to ensure it is inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply. We may collect relevant data for monitoring as part of our candidate registration process.
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