Business Administration Executive

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SCL 8
Business Administration Executive
Student placement & graduate recruitment

5th of July 2010
6 months
£600 per month
Kenilworth

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Job description:

This is an excellent learning environment for a student of business or human resources, and in particular for those wishing to gain experience within a dynamic small business, and who may aspire to run their own company one day. They are looking for a key team member to help maintain the progress of the business. The administrator is the driving force behind the company's general day-to-day operations. Assisting the Director and Account managers with the administrative aspects of the company, tasks and responsibilities will include:

* General office administration
* Updating opportunities on the web site
* Processing of student placement applications
* Matching profiles to opportunities
* Arranging candidate interviews
* Handling enquiries from clients and liaising with them
* Marketing tasks depending on language skills
* Some accounting tasks
* Ad hoc projects and tasks.
* This is a small company that works as a close team within a relaxed informal office environment.
Ideas and proposals to improve our activities are welcome (if not essential) and there are opportunities to put them into practice
* Hours of work are 9.00a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, with breaks as needed

Essential requirments:

* Excellent English (written and spoken).
* Fluent in a second European language (written and spoken)
* Studying Business and/or HR
* Strong computer skills in MS Office, Internet, Email
* Very good communication skills
* Self-motivation, creativity and flexibility
* Excellent attention to detail and ability to complete tasks systematically.
* Team player with ability to multitask
* Good sense of humour

Additional requirments:

* 3rd year of study or above.
* Interest in small business, web-based business or human resource management.
* Knowledge of Sage accounting software will be useful, however full training will be provided
* Ability to communicate with accuracy and clarity in both verbal and written communications..


About the company:

* The Company is a young, dynamic and evolving consultancy that offers specialist staffing and recruitment solutiions.
* They arrange work placements in UK companies for European undergraduates and Masters students who need to complete a placement/internship as part of the degree course. They also recruit graduates to permanent positions in businesses through out the UK.
* They have enjoyed significant growth and are looking to continue that development
* Students that have completed placements in this business have gone on to enjoy well paid, exciting careers in Europe and throughout the world.

Internship placement location:

* The company office is located in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, a town near Coventry (8km), Birmingham (20km), and Stratford-on-Avon (20km).
* It is 6km from Leamington Spa, which is a large, lively and attractive old town. Many students choose to live in Leamington, and catch a bus to Kenilworth.
* Kenilworth is also very close to historic Warwick, with its amazing medieval castle (one of the UK's most popular tourist attractions).
* It is about 160 km north of London, and there are train and bus services (www.nationalexpress.uk) from Leamington, Warwick and Coventry that go directly to London in about 1.5hrs. The nearest airport is Birmingham International, about 15 km away.


Remuneration:

A training allowance of £600 per month will be provided to assist with accommodation and subsistence costs.