Office Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Green Giraffe

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Office Assistant at Green Giraffe in London

Are you an all-round Office Assistant? Do you like overseeing multiple workstreams in parallel and doing an excellent job while having fun at work at the same time? Are you a people person and like to work in an international environment?

If so, then this job is the right one for you, especially if you:

• are willing to make our employees comfortable and well taken care of

- thrive in working with various people from nationalities, business cultures, languages
- want to be part of a human sized company and dynamic team (approx. 16 people in London - with another 150+ colleagues worldwide), that thrives on delivering high-quality results, whilst socialising at the same time
- are keen to join a company contributing actively to the energy transition

You will be responsible for assisting the Office Manager who oversees all the logístical organisation of the London office life and supporting her, when need be, in managing certain workstreams.

In this context, you will cover a wide range of tasks and topics such as:

• Managing daily the workload and performance of the London office together with the Office Manager
• Ensuring a smooth management of the office life
• Plan and coordinating regular team events (annual offsite weekend trips, regular onsite drinks/dinner/lunches/barbecues, etc.) to keep on fostering a friendly and agreeable work environment for the whole team
• Managing all travel bookings for our giraffes
• Maintaining the office in good working conditions for everyone's wellbeing
• Contributing to any office management administrative tasks required and supporting the Office Manager in her role
• Organising wellbeing items and business cards for the new giraffes
• Assist with the new office search and setting up in the new location
• Managing and organising all post and courier queries
• Organising the office layout and order stationery and equipment
• Purchasing food for the office (fruits & weekly shopping) and maintaining the kitchen

This position is to be filled on a part-time but permanent contract basis with 25 hours per week, starting as soon as practicable, with a compensation package competitive with local market practice (30 paid leave days per full-time, company-sponsored pension, transportation compensation, lunch provision, annual team trips, etc.)

On top of that, we care about our people's growth and wellbeing and will be keen to hear about any development wishes you may have.

About the International Finance and Accounting team
You will be part of our admin team (approx. 10 people worldwide).

You will be mainly working for the London office, though there will be international (travel) opportunities as well to/with other Green Giraffe offices across the globe.

This new position is a result of recent company growth - and we do not plan to stop here


About Green Giraffe Group
Green Giraffe Group is on an exciting mission to make an impact in the fight against climate change.

Launched in 2010 and with currently 10 offices worldwide, Green Giraffe was initially specialised in financial advisory services and progressively evolved from offering best-in-class financial advice, to providing market intelligence and development services in all renewable technologies and along the full value chain worldwide.

Advancing the global energy transformation towards sustainable power systems requires a rapid scaling-up of the renewable energy ecosystem and a paradigm shift in investment patterns.

Every day, over 150 Giraffes spread out globally on five continents work together to provide tailor-made advisory services to their clients across the renewable energy value chain.

We bring value to our clients and the projects that we work on through the quality of work we deliver, our wide and in-depth knowledge of the markets, and our independent and honest advice.

We believe in transparency and teamwork, in taking ownership and going the extra mile for our clients and we make time to celebrate successes, milestones and personal achievements together.

As Green Giraffe grows, enters new markets, and paves the way ahead for the entire renewable energy business value chain, we are looking for people with an entrepreneurial mindset to challenge the norms and push the envelope of possibilities.