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Job Title
PA to CEO & CFO
Location
Bournemouth, UK
Salary
Up to £30,000
Closing Date
01 June 2022
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About the Job
Kortext - The UK’s #1 student learning content and engagement platform
EA/PA to CEO
(Must Be Based In Bournemouth As This Is An Office Based Role)
Kortext was founded with the purpose to empower the next generation of difference-makers through teaching and learning. In a little over five years we became the UK’s leading personal learning platform and supplier of digital textbooks. We are continuing to see large-scale growth as the need for online teaching and learning increases rapidly.
We are growing rapidly with more than 2,000 universities around the world using the Kortext platform. We host over 2 million digital books from over 4,500 publishers available to Kortext customers via our web and mobile app.
Our Role:
Kortext has a great opportunity. for an experienced EA or PA to support the CEO at our Bournemouth office.
As an EA/PA your role within the organisation will be varied and fast paced.
You will work directly with our CEO (James Gray) managing mostly business related tasks and predominantly joining in meetings, taking minutes and actions and ensuring these are delivered by all attendees. Additionally, creating reports, organising travel and accommodation and other organisational tasks.
To do this role you should have a detailed understanding of the full Microsoft Office suite, be extremely fast at solving problems, with the capability of working independently.
Other responsibilities will include:
Amending company documentation e.g. contract paperwork
PA Support e.g. diary management, travel bookings, meeting minutes etc
Typing and distributing reports
Support all office administrative duties – answering telephones, drafting and filling correspondence, taking messages, booking meetings
Liaise with central team on queries relating to HR, Finance, Training and Health and Safety;
Extensive diary management for CEO
Completion of Vendor paperwork and questionnaires
Handling highly confidential and sensitive information
Meet and greet partner businesses using office facilities
Organising diaries and answering emails and phone calls in a professional manner
What are we looking for?:
Someone who is ambitious and keen to get stuck in
Must have a positive manner
Like to have fun at work and a be in a joyous atmosphere
Confident and Reliable
Ability to work with individuals at all levels of the business C-Suite to Graduate level
Previous PA experience, preferably within a large and energetic environment or an organisation with a similar structure.
Great client communication skills
Demonstratable IT skills; Power Point, Excel, MS Word
Flexibility and adaptability to changing workloads;
Hardworking – prepared to go the extra mile;
Problem solving skills
Outstanding organisational and time management skills
Up-to-date with latest office gadgets and applications
Ability to multi task and prioritise daily workload
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Discretion and confidentiality
What’s Great About the team:
A growing team with an innovative vison
Our Brand and our Brand Exposure
Diverse and inclusive culture
Kortext Competencies
We have five leadership competencies within our business that are essential to our culture and that you will need to both demonstrate and role model:
Agility & Adaptability
Accountability
Advanced Communication & Collaboration Skills
Social & Emotional Intelligence
Transformative Thinking & Awareness
Why choose us?:
Kortext is committed to providing an inclusive working environment where our employees can be themselves and everyone has equal opportunity to reach their full potential. We value difference and know that a diverse community makes for greater innovation and brings a breadth of skills, experience and perspectives.
We’re here to help and want to ensure you have a positive experience throughout our recruitment process. We recognise that everyone is unique and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments.
Kortext is a proud supporters of and are actively engaged with charities such as: Race for Good, Girl Raising and Student Minds
We understand that flexibility benefits our people, our teams and our business; wherever possible we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to home and remote working.
Follow Kortext on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram
Discover Kortext - The leading digital learning platform
EA/PA to CEO
(Must Be Based In Bournemouth As This Is An Office Based Role)
Kortext was founded with the purpose to empower the next generation of difference-makers through teaching and learning. In a little over five years we became the UK’s leading personal learning platform and supplier of digital textbooks. We are continuing to see large-scale growth as the need for online teaching and learning increases rapidly.
We are growing rapidly with more than 2,000 universities around the world using the Kortext platform. We host over 2 million digital books from over 4,500 publishers available to Kortext customers via our web and mobile app.
Our Role:
Kortext has a great opportunity. for an experienced EA or PA to support the CEO at our Bournemouth office.
As an EA/PA your role within the organisation will be varied and fast paced.
You will work directly with our CEO (James Gray) managing mostly business related tasks and predominantly joining in meetings, taking minutes and actions and ensuring these are delivered by all attendees. Additionally, creating reports, organising travel and accommodation and other organisational tasks.
To do this role you should have a detailed understanding of the full Microsoft Office suite, be extremely fast at solving problems, with the capability of working independently.
Other responsibilities will include:
Amending company documentation e.g. contract paperwork
PA Support e.g. diary management, travel bookings, meeting minutes etc
Typing and distributing reports
Support all office administrative duties – answering telephones, drafting and filling correspondence, taking messages, booking meetings
Liaise with central team on queries relating to HR, Finance, Training and Health and Safety;
Extensive diary management for CEO
Completion of Vendor paperwork and questionnaires
Handling highly confidential and sensitive information
Meet and greet partner businesses using office facilities
Organising diaries and answering emails and phone calls in a professional manner
What are we looking for?:
Someone who is ambitious and keen to get stuck in
Must have a positive manner
Like to have fun at work and a be in a joyous atmosphere
Confident and Reliable
Ability to work with individuals at all levels of the business C-Suite to Graduate level
Previous PA experience, preferably within a large and energetic environment or an organisation with a similar structure.
Great client communication skills
Demonstratable IT skills; Power Point, Excel, MS Word
Flexibility and adaptability to changing workloads;
Hardworking – prepared to go the extra mile;
Problem solving skills
Outstanding organisational and time management skills
Up-to-date with latest office gadgets and applications
Ability to multi task and prioritise daily workload
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Discretion and confidentiality
What’s Great About the team:
A growing team with an innovative vison
Our Brand and our Brand Exposure
Diverse and inclusive culture
Kortext Competencies
We have five leadership competencies within our business that are essential to our culture and that you will need to both demonstrate and role model:
Agility & Adaptability
Accountability
Advanced Communication & Collaboration Skills
Social & Emotional Intelligence
Transformative Thinking & Awareness
Why choose us?:
Kortext is committed to providing an inclusive working environment where our employees can be themselves and everyone has equal opportunity to reach their full potential. We value difference and know that a diverse community makes for greater innovation and brings a breadth of skills, experience and perspectives.
We’re here to help and want to ensure you have a positive experience throughout our recruitment process. We recognise that everyone is unique and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments.
Kortext is a proud supporters of and are actively engaged with charities such as: Race for Good, Girl Raising and Student Minds
We understand that flexibility benefits our people, our teams and our business; wherever possible we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to home and remote working.
Follow Kortext on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram
Discover Kortext - The leading digital learning platform
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