Wards of Kent

The Package

📅Start Date: ASAP

Basic Salary: £14,508 per annum

📍Location: Medway City Estate

Hours: 22.5 hours per week- Monday, Tuesday & Thursday (some flexibility for the right candidate), 9am-5pm.

🎁Benefits: 33 days (pro rata) paid holiday, Company Rewards and Incentives, Employee Assistance Scheme

Please Note: This role will be for a period of maternity cover.

Arun Estates, the largest estate agency in the Southeast (known locally as Wards of Kent) has a very successful and expanding Land & New Homes division.  We are recruiting for a Temporary Administrator to cover maternity leave, who is brilliant at organising, structured and enjoys multi-tasking in a busy, fast paced environment. 🏡

 So, what is it like to work here?

• We work incredibly hard here, so don’t be afraid of hard work! 💪

• We are open to feedback and every year we ask our colleagues what they really think about us in an independent staff survey. The good news is that again last December many of our scores have been over 90%.

• We are not perfect, but we are one big family all striving towards being the best we can be 💫

So, what will I be doing on a day-to-day basis?

• Well, if you love properties, you will be one of the first to get a look at new listings as you will be busy producing the details that get sent out to our customers and branches 🏠

• A bit of marketing, so updating material and advertising our stock on property sites such as Rightmove, Zoopla etc.

• Daily and weekly administration to support various departments and branches with new homes marketing 📖

• Sending out standard and ad-hoc communications to our customers and our network of branches and following these up as needed

• Helping with customer and branch enquiries 📞

• Typing documents and using Excel to produce reports

• Respond to emails and enquiries in an efficient and professional manner 🏆

The ideal candidate:

• Excellent attention to detail 🔎

• Proactive and flexible approach, able to respond to shifting priorities

• Highly computer literate and demonstrable ability to use Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, SharePoint and Teams 💻

• Great communication skills, both written and verbal

• Detailed and focused approach, ability to record and manage data accurately, and in accordance with GDPR and legislation requirements 📑

• An efficient timekeeper, skilled in managing both your own and others’ time

• Previous experience in a similar administrative role would be beneficial ✨

Do I need anything else?

• Ideally a decent typing speed of around 45 wpm and the ability to quickly learn new computer systems as well as the Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Outlook and Excel. If you are unsure, there is a great website (typingtest.com) that will give you a speed and accuracy rating and it is free! 💻

• The ability to spot mistakes and maintain a high level of accuracy and detail, ensuring company standards and procedures are reached and that we are compliant with all relevant rules and legislation

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