Administration and Events Assistant

THE EMPLOYER IS: HUMAN RIGHTS CONSORTIUM This role involves office administration, events support and member communications. The role is well suited to someone building confidence in a professional setting, learning how an organisation runs day to day, and developing administrative and digital communication skills. Training support will be provided.

• General office admin: inbox support, filing, answering calls, queries, scheduling appointments.
• Maintain and update the membership database, including adding new members and updating records.
• Support simple financial admin such as filing receipts and entering basic information onto spreadsheets.
• Assist with reviewing and updating internal procedures.
• Help schedule meetings and events, prepare agendas, and take notes of minutes.
• Assist in setting up online events and updating the website with news or event information.
• Draft simple social media posts and promotional materials using templates.
• Support record keeping and engagement with contractors for office maintenance schedules and contracts.

• Basic administrative skills, including filing, organising documents, and managing inboxes.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritise workload, and meet deadlines.
• Clear and professional communication, both written and verbal.
• Comfortable responding to queries by email and phone.
• Ability to take clear notes and summarise information.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, Teams, SharePoint).
• Confidence using online tools for scheduling, basic data entry, or updating simple information.
• Ability to work well as part of a team and follow guidance from colleagues.
• Willingness to learn, take direction, and develop new skills.
• Experience using databases or CRM systems (e.g., adding or updating records).
• Basic spreadsheet knowledge (e.g., entering figures, sorting columns).
• Familiarity with updating websites or using simple content management systems.
• Experience managing or supporting online meetings, events, or webinars (e.g., Zoom, Teams, Eventbrite).
• Basic experience editing and posting video content for social media or organisation websites.
• Experience supporting events or meetings in any setting. Ability to draft simple social media posts or promotional materials.
• Understanding of how to welcome and support participants online or in person.
• Interest in improving office processes or suggesting more efficient ways of working. Experience maintaining logs, schedules, or trackers (e.g., maintenance schedules).
• Familiarity with policies and procedures of a modern organisation.
• Comfortable in a busy office environment. Initiative to solve small problems independently once trained.
• Interest in developing skills in administration, communications, and events.

The Employer is: HUMAN RIGHTS CONSORTIUMJobStart Opportunity - Working Hours Information
- Standard

Hours:

up to 25 hours per week.

- Flexible/Reduced

Hours:

May be available upon approval by a Work Coach.

- Additional

Hours:

The employer may offer extra hours depending on availability. This should be discussed directly with the employer before starting employment.

The job advert may end before the closing date if requested by the employer.

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