Administrative Assistant (fixed-term contract)

Deadline: 31 July 2024

Employment term: Temporary

Category: Administrative/office-work

Job type: Fixed term contract

Location: Yerevan

Job description:

We are looking for an Administrative Assistant for our office in Yerevan, Armenia, to provide an all-around support to the local team and assist to our international HR, Admin and Legal team.

We are looking for a confident and proactive administrative specialist who will be equally efficient with the continuous and consistent support of daily routine tasks and be ready to address ad hoc errands in a professional and timely manner.

This is a temporary position under a fixed-term employment contract for 1 year.


Job responsibilities

Responsibilities

Office Management

  • Ensure the office is maintained to a high standard, both functionally and aesthetically. Being the ‘go to person’.
  • Organise all office repairs and cleaning.
  • Purchase office food and supplies.
  • Manage contractors and vendors, negotiate contracts and where necessary evaluate alternative providers.
  • Work with customs and customs broker to arrange clearance of office supplies delivered from abroad.
  • Manage the office budget and the monthly expense reconciliation, analyse and report costs and budget on a regular basis.
  • Work with the global office managers to ensure there is a uniformed approach with their offices and the London HQ.

Accounting and legal

  • Ensure timely payment of incoming invoices, obtaining approvals from respective team members, tracking records of payments.
  • Upload, export and track invoices via our E-invoicing system.
  • Coordinate the review and approval of contracts by Legal team; arrange contract execution and records management.
  • Assisting with ad-hoc assignments such as audit.
  • Prepare and submit reports to the Statistical Committee.
  • Prepare monthly reports on monthly credit card expenses.

HR and Recruitment

  • Organise local company events for the employees.
  • Schedule interviews for the candidates with local and global team members.
  • Relocation arrangements for new hires.
  • Conduct new hire onboarding: prepare workplace, ensure there is necessary equipment, coordinate IT set up, set up induction meetings with the team.
  • Coordinate company’s participation and attend recruitment events in Armenia and potentially in nearby countries.

Philanthropy

  • Assisting with the local philanthropy initiatives, working with charities, managing the execution of donations.

Required qualifications

Attributes and Essential Skills

  • 1-3 years of experience in a comparable role, ideally in an international business. Experience managing an office including managing to a budget and developing supplier relationships.
  • Good knowledge of local regulations.
  • Proactive and confident at problem-solving and multitasking.
  • Highly organised and structured, with excellent project management skills and the ability to work to strict deadlines.
  • Sense of urgency and attention to detail.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills, being supportive and friendly.
  • Fluent English and Armenian.
  • MS Office Suite

Required candidate level: Mid level

Additional information

Benefits

  • Working in a collaborative and friendly culture in a diverse team of outstanding talented people from across all industry backgrounds.
  • Wellness allowance.
  • Extensive medical benefits.
  • Personal accident and critical illness insurance.
  • Various supports for caregivers, including emergency dependent care.
  • Catered meals in the office.
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Professional skills

ArmSoft accounting software

MS Excel

Event coordination

MS Office

English

Contract management

Statistical Reports

Armenian

Soft skills

Positive attitude

Time management

Detail-oriented

Proactive

Organizational skills

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Contact details

Website https://www.xtxmarkets.com/

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