We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced legal secretary to join our well established legal client from their offices based in Colchester.

The Company
Our client is a specialist law firm with an enviable track record of delivering the best results in thousands of cases each year. They invest in career development and like to see the personal development in their staff. As well as providing a high class service they also have a dedicated in house IT team who build bespoke applications to meet their clients’ needs.

The Role
• Working within a busy legal team you will handle a multitude of tasks
• Working within different departments but mainly personal injury, professional indemnity an property
• Handling post
• Photocopying
• Developing and editing spreadsheets
• Any other office duties.

The person
• Previous legal experience ideally, experience of personal injury, professional indemnity and property work.
• Flexible and happy to work as part of a team
• Good Audio typing skills
• Experience of digital dictation
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing

Benefits to you
• Competitive salary £20k
• Lovely working environment
• Career progression opportunities
• Free parking

We are currently looking for a self-motivated, ambitious Account Co-ordinator to join our client’s team in Colchester with the ability to learn quickly and develop a thorough understanding of their product portfolio in providing operational delivery support to campaigns or projects outsourced to us by our client portfolio. This position is for an initial fixed 12 month contract.

The company
Our client provides bespoke Recruitment Process Outsourcing solutions for major employers. This involves the design and management of the recruitment and assessment processes that identify and select quality candidates. This provision of recruitment back office solutions to major employers, enables them to compete more effectively for the best talent. With offices in London, Colchester, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, New York and Hong Kong. The Colchester office is a flexible team that manages multiple recruitment campaigns for different clients simultaneously and is able to provide rapid response to changing client needs, sometimes at short notice. 

The role
• Candidate management
• Progressing / regretting candidates using their bespoke system
• Conducting Telephone Screens/Interviews
• Scheduling face to face Interviews
• Moving candidates through the selection process using the system
• Ensuring all candidates are transacted within agreed SLA’s
• Managing candidate email inboxes – handling and resolving candidate queries
• Preparing for and conducting Client calls, providing pipeline advice and consulting on any process challenges
• Managing candidate and manager inbound hotlines
• Handling and resolving client queries
• Supporting clients in the management and progression of all candidates
• Providing systems and process support
• Effective and proactive candidate and process management
• Deliver a positive representation through all external contact and communication
• Preparation of specific client Management Information (MI)
• Analyse, interpret and evaluate numerical information, MI and pipeline details to identify trends and themes
• The ability to remain client driven while demonstrating a flexible attitude and approach to delivery
• Ability to review and recommend improvements to the efficiency of operational delivery
• Identify new business opportunities within the account
• Build market and industry knowledge to be able to provide advice and increase value add and competitive advantage

The Person
• Strong communication and diplomacy skills with the ability to communicate across a range of levels both internally and externally
• Energy and dedication to work under pressure while maintaining delivery standards and momentum
• Be comfortable either working on your own, or working in a team providing constant and accurate communications between team members. 
• Experience in a similar position previously with experience of operating in a client driven environment – ideally within an HR Recruitment role.

Benefits to you
• The chance to work for a leading company
• Fantastic working environment
• Progression opportunities
• 12 month contract

Customer Service Administrator
Customer Service Administrator required for freight forwarding company based in Mid Essex. Our client is currently looking to expand their team by recruiting a Customer Service Administrator to assist with all import/ export documentation, invoices, quotations and discussing transportation requirements.
The Company
Our client is an International is a logistics company which provides its customers with a personal and professional service for the movement of freight worldwide, with value added services including: Marine Insurance, Customs Clearance and with a full range of warehousing and distribution services.
The Role
Ideally for this role you will have essentially experienced a customer focused role dealing with clients on the telephone as well as handling fundamental administrational tasks.  A desirable attribute would be knowledge on the basic essentials of general freight forwarding  but this is not essential. For example, knowing terms of sale (Incoterms), relationships and responsibilities between buyer and seller and has reasonable geographical knowledge of Europe.
As Customer Service Administrator you will be dealing with:

• Customer and supplier liaison
• Checking and passing of purchases invoices
• Following up quotations with existing clients
• Bench marking trailer prices to ensure we remain competitive
• Requesting of POD’s from suppliers
• Charging/invoicing of files
• Administrational duties

The Person
The right person for this role will have:
• Commercial awareness
• Going the extra mile
• Team player
• Good telephone manner
• Evidence of problem solving skills
• High level of accuracy and detail of work
• Use of Microsoft Outlook/Word/Excel – Excel being an important part
• Must have own transport due to location

What’s in it for you?
• Immediate start for the right person
• Private Parking
• £15,000 + DOE

Excellent opportunity for experienced part time reception/administrator to work for our Harwich based client on a 12 month maternity contract.

The company
Our client is dedicated to understanding their clients requirements for their powder filling machines, with the appropriate mix of expertise, reliability, products, service and price for each customer and has been so since they begin trading over 18 years ago. Our client has continued to grow and progress from supplying the most innovative and versatile products.

The role
• Working on a busy reception
• Greeting all visitors to the site
• Answering all incoming calls and dealing with appropriately
• Sending post
• Handling post
• Processing purchase and sales orders onto Sage
• Typing letters
• Working Wednesday 12pm – 5pm, Thursday 8.30am – 5pm and Friday 8.30am – 4pm.

The person
• Friendly and presentable
• Able to work under pressure
• Excellent communication skills
• Good IT skills and preferably knowledge of Sage
• Flexible

Benefits to you
• Lovely team environment
• £7084.33 salary
• Free parking

Part Time Customer Service Executive
Would you like to increase your income?
Are you available at weekends?
Are you looking for just part time work?
Are you a student needing extra money and are available at weekends?
We have a fantastic opportunity for part time customer service executives to join our bespoke company from their beautiful brand new modern offices. This is an ideal opportunity for a student studying looking for an additional income, someone working full time looking for an additional funds or someone just looking for part time work. The company offers a competitive salary and a lovely working environment. There are also career opportunities if people do want to pursue a career in this field. The role will require you to answer incoming calls and deal with appropriately, creating customer files on the system. The role will require the right person to work every Saturday and Sunday 10am – 7pm.
The company
Our client based in Colchester has built up an enviable reputation in the housing development industry and as such is now the second largest part exchange provider in the UK. With their extensive knowledge and experience and an understanding of what the client requires, their comprehensive service will give customers the confidence everything is being taken care of when moving properties. The company also provides Mortgages to First Time and experienced buyers alike.
The Role
• Taking inbound calls
• Taking details from an initial enquiry
• Creating a customer file on companies bespoken system
• Transferring calls where appropriate
• Ensuring you deal with every call professionally

The Person
• Ability to work every Saturday and Sunday 10am – 7pm (some flexibility)
• Computer literate
• Bubbly
• Excellent communication skills
• Customer service experience

What’s in it for you:

• Fantastic working environment
• Easily accessible by public transport
• Competitive rate of pay
• Free parking

 An incredible new opportunity for someone with PA/administration experience to help our clients busy Directors enabling them to focus on driving the business forward and not getting bogged down with day to day admin.  You will be working not only for the managing director but also other directors in freeing up their work load and assisting them day to day administration tasks. They are ideally looking for someone initially to work on a part time basis however would also consider the right candidates at full time hours. 

The Company
Our client has been established since 1996 and has increased dramatically over the years with future growth seeing them increase to a 15 million pound turnover company. Their UK head office is dedicated to innovation to ensure they stay at the forefront of technology, whilst global strategic alliances provide them with flexible manufacturing capabilities for the largest projects. They pride themselves on being the best in their field, ensuring they keep up with modern technologies and trades and with a directors and MD’s who are dedicated to nurturing not only the business but also their staff.

The Role
• Planning  Team meetings
• Taking minutes at meetings
• Organising Company Quarterly Plans and distributing to relevant people
• Handling HR preparing and screening candidates
• Dealing with contracts and disciplinary’s
• Organising all administration, letters, presentation etc
• Ensuring lunches refreshments are ordered for board meetings and directors
• Booking travel arrangements for directors and other staff, ensuring relevant visa are in place
• Managing diaries, screening calls, editing diaries, scheduling appointments
• preparing documents for meetings
• Manage holiday request diary
• Manage contracts and admin with current car fleet

The person
• Previous PA experience
• Excellent IT knowledge particularly of Microsoft office 2007 or later
• Preparing Managers for meetings proactively
• Taking Minutes at meetings
• Ability to multi task
• Happy to help out where is required
• Able to work under pressure and off own initiative
• Flexible approach to work
• Strong team player

Benefits to you
• Excellent salary of £10-12 per hour
• Pension Scheme (Non contribution)
• Family Run Business
• Air Conditioned Offices
• Free Parking
• Flexibility to work on a full or part time basis

We are seeking a planning and building development assistant to join our well respected client in Colchester. Working alongside the planning and buildings manager you will be responsible for the day to day management of all planning cases, either directly or through the use of external consultants. The role will also involve the co-ordination of information relating to new development prospects. This role would suit someone who has previously worked within the construction industry or who has worked maybe in a planning or surveyors office.
The Company
Our client is one of the most respected operators in the UK within their industry. They have won various prestigious awards for being specialists within their industry. 
The Role
• Research planning policy and site history in relation to proposed developments
• Source, supply and oversee the production of information required to accompany planning applications
• Working with the Planning and Building manager, make planning applications on behalf of the company, to monitor progress and outcome
• Research planning policy and the site history in relation to proposed developments and existing homes to ensure that the relevant permissions have been obtained
• Update and maintain the site constraints register for every home
• Update the planning report and monitor when permissions are due to lapse and circulate information accordingly.
• To research planning policy across the UK and produce information in relation to Community Infrastructure Levies. .
• Attend council offices as necessary to research archived files
• Engage with planning officers as required.
• Liaise with external consultants relating to prospective developments, i.e. highways, arboriculturalists, environmental etc.
• Oversee the submission of planning applications by external consultants where directed, to monitor progress and outcome
• Carry out site visits as directed
• Track and monitor the production of information by external consultants retain on a central database and update accordingly
• Produce and update the finishes schedule
• In conjunction with the Planning and Building Developments Manager, raise Purchase Orders, collate invoices and update the Master Budgets.
The person
• Driving license and accesses to car
• Ability to produce reports and spreadsheets using Microsoft Office Packages
• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise work load
• Willingness to travel to various sites
• Good Organizational and administrative skills
• Experience of maintaining budget information and issuing purchase orders
• Ability to form good working relationships with colleagues and external parties
• Keen knowledge/interest in planning and buildings
Benefits to you
• Competitive salary up to £19k
• Nice working environment
• Free parking

Do you have a passion for music?
Do you have outstanding attention to detail?
We have a fantastic rare opportunity for a copywriter and licensing assistant to join our unique client. Working in their beautiful offices you will be part of a team of music enthusiasts delivering a high level of service to the company’s clients.
 
The Company
Our client works with some of the UK’s leading broadcasters, advertising agencies and independent production companies. They are very unique and they surround themselves with fun, energetic, witty, intelligent, self starting people with a can do attitude.

The Role
• Reporting to the Director of Publishing
• Timely and accurate registration of new music tracks with copyright collection societies
• Working with composers to ensure contracts are completed for new tracks well in advance
• Checking of royalties received from collection societies against cue sheets and usage reports
• Ensuring all license requests are processed accurately and efficiently
• Ensuring that the company’s many thousand music copyrights are registered accurately and efficiently with royalty collection societies around the world, and for checking accurate receipts of royalties.
• Issue music licenses and invoices to customers for theUK-based sales teams.

The Person
• A high level of numeracy, competency with spread sheets
• A meticulous attention to detail
• Must have own driving license and vehicle
• Excellent communication skills, and particularly good written English
• The ability to work alone and within a team, and perseverance to see tasks through
• An understanding of any main European languages would be an advantage
• Ideally a broad understanding of the music industry, and in particular the royalty process
• Strong Excel skills, experience working with formulas and pivot tables 
• Data analysis and/or financial qualifications or experience

Benefits to you
• Beautiful working environment
• £14k salary
• Fantastic opportunity for recent graduate or someone with an interest in music

Fantastic opportunity for a sales and shipping administrator to join our specialist manufacturing company based near Ipswich. This role is a varied position suitable for a candidate looking to pursue a career in a busy and challenging administrative role within a successful sales team. The role would suit someone who enjoys working under pressure and prides themselves on going that extra mile to deliver a good service. For this role it essential that you are fluent in both written and verbal French.

The company
Our client specialise in the manufacturer of high quality health products. Dealing with both the commercial and private sector their products are used in over 50 countries worldwide.

The role
• Creating proforma invoices and sales orders on database.
• Liaising with area managers and customers.
• Working with other departments in order to produce the best service for the customer.
• Informing customers of expected despatch dates and notifying of any delays or problems with production.
• Creating and maintaining reports using excel for the purposes of reporting to management team.
• Assisting the Shipping Co-ordinator, with all aspects of despatching customer orders and documentation.
• General office administrative duties.

The Person
• Clear and concise telephone manner
• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to solve problems in order to deliver a high standard of service.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and to work to deadlines.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Adaptability and flexibility.
• The ideal person should have a high standard of literacy and numeracy
• Highly competent in both written and spoken French.
• Able to work both under direction and on your own initiative

Benefits to you
• Excellent working environment
• Dynamical atmosphere
• Challenging
• Free Parking