Receptionist, Facilities and Administration Assistant

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Situated in the heart of the legal precinct, the Auckland Law School has strong links to the legal profession and the judiciary. It’s ranked one of the best law schools in the world in the QS World University Rankings, and is the largest in New Zealand, with an international reputation for academic excellence. 

The School aspires to provide a complete legal education, preparing students for legal practice as well as many other careers in an internationalised world. Its thriving undergraduate and postgraduate programmes offer the largest range of courses of any law faculty in New Zealand and attract high calibre students. The School enjoys excellent international links.

The Auckland Law School’s Student Centre is currently seeking a Reception, Facilities and Administration Assistant with outstanding interpersonal skills to provide a professional and customer-focused reception service for the Faculty of Law Student Centre. 

The role

As our faculty’s first point of contact, you will play a key role in managing first impressions and providing information and support for all those visiting or communicating with the Auckland Law School:

• You will direct and refer enquiries from staff, students and the public at our busy front desk, as well as providing leadership to the reception helpers, to provide a customer-focused reception service.
• You’ll provide general administration support to the faculty, including such elements as coordinating room bookings.
• You’ll manage incoming and outgoing mail and courier items.
• You’ll also process, track and manage student assignments.

What do we need from you?

We anticipate you’ll be a warm, vibrant, enthusiastic and hard-working professional!

• Previous experience in a reception or administrative role would be ideal.
• Excellent customer service skills, and the ability to develop positive working relationships with professional and academic staff both within and outside the University, are essential.
• Your communication and inter-personal skills will likewise be strong, as will your organisational abilities. 
• You’ll also have good computer skills, and will be highly adaptable to changing situations.

Professional Staff Level 2.

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*Randstad Awards 2016.

Applications close on Sunday 26th March 2017.