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Simon Smith & Michael Brooke Architects is looking for a practice administrator to join its busy London practice.

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, motivated and confident with the front of house responsibilities as well as coordinating a wide range of administration duties.

We are a family run company based in Clapham Old Town with 13 members of the team and work with a wide range of clients across London and the UK.

Key responsibilities:

• front of house including greeting clients in a friendly and professional manner on the phone
• taking messages, arranging meetings and diary management
• PA duties for one director in particular including email management, replying to clients, working on valuations, contracts and typing up emails and meeting minutes
• supporting the studio in various administrative roles as well as support with individual architects projects where needed
• client invoicing and liaising regarding finance
• coordinating weekly staff meetings
• stationary orders and supplies for the practice
• general administrative duties; filing, archiving, scanning, typing
• managing the main office email and corresponding with suppliers, clients and new enquiries
• keeping the practice tidy and organised at all times

You must be able to demonstrate that you have/are:

•  a good administrator with a natural attention to detail and the ability to check and correct your own and other’s work accurately
• able to multi task and remain calm and well organised
• good at following things through to completion, with consistency
• a strong work ethic demonstrated by your personal approach and also communicated to others
• able to work on your own initiative
• a good team player who willingly and proactively helps others when needed
• a good knowledge Microsoft Suite skills including Word and Excel
• experience in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop is a plus

Please contact us with a cover letter and CV. Unfortunately we won’t be able to respond to every enquiry.

Start date: May 2022

www.smithbrooke.co.uk

• This position has been filled.