DescriptionTeam Assistant 18 Month Fixed Term Contract
The Opportunity
We are currently recruiting a Team Assistant on an 18month fixed term contract to provide comprehensive and proactive administrative support to a designated line manager and a group of underwriters.
Key Responsibilities:
Diary Management
- Diary support provided to key managers and respond to meeting requests on their behalf
- Regularly sets up meetings for key managers
- Manager(s) maintain control over diary
- Will have diary access to all members of the team(s)
- May be required to organise occasional meeting(s) for other team members but generally has access to diary in order to respond to queries regarding whereabouts only
- Manages bring forward system for key managers when required
- May be asked to support Chubb overseas visitors when in the UK
Meetings
- Regularly sets up meetings conference calls and/or webexs for managers
- Reviews diary on a regular basis to establish whether meeting rooms are required booking / cancelling rooms as required
- Ensure managers are prepared and have required documentation for meetings
- Liaise with peer group for internally based meetings
- May be responsible for taking typing and distributing minutes for key meetings
Emails
- Manages managers email during periods of absence or at a high level only
- May review contents of inbox and respond on managers behalf
- Response levels may alter depending on accessibility of manager
- Prints emails / attachments as requested
Travel
- Regularly organises and coordinates straightforward travel e.g. London to Paris London to Glasgow (direct from A to B with limited time zone challenges) for all managers including accommodation and transfers where appropriate
- Prepares itinerary for business trips (copy for spouse / partner if required)
- Coordinates key travel requirements i.e. VISAs
- Responsible for creating and maintaining AMEX profiles for all team membersResponsible for considering the cost implications of travel bookings and ensuring appropriate approval has been given by authorising manager. All travel to be booked in
Expense Management
- Collates checks and produces expenses for senior managers within area
- Maintains record of expenses for area to assist with budget and planning
- Invoice / purchase order management
- Enters invoices onto purchase order system
- Chases up outstanding / pending invoices
- May be required to keep record of purchasing for area to assist with budget and planning
Reports
- Depending on the area this role may have some responsibility for report coordination generation or data processing
- Monitors and collates information from regular reports e.g. Prima Cube Pipeline P&L Salesforce etc
- Presentations
- Preparation of presentations and tender documents where appropriate likely to be using standardised templates
- Binds presentation material when required
- Collates and maintains appropriate levels of corporate brochures for the team
QualificationsWe are seeking a highly organised and proactive Team Assistant who has experience working with stakeholders at all levels and the ability to juggle a diverse and fast paced workload.
- Previous experience within the Financial Services / Insurance industry desirable and preferable knowledge and understanding of the UK&I retail market place.
- Must be flexible in approach and be able to manage / prioritise own workload.
- Due to the nature of the role it may be necessary on occasions to work outside of core hours
- Strong interpersonal communication and negotiation skills.
- Excellent organizational and administration skills.
- A proactive and flexible approach to work.
- Ability to liaise at an executive level and to work under pressure.
What we offer in return!
Pension and annual bonus scheme 25 days annual leave plus ability to purchase 5 additional days Private Medical cover Employee Share Purchase Plan Life Assurance Subsidised gym membership Comprehensive Learning & development offerings Employee Assistance program
Integrity. Client focus. Respect. Excellence. Teamwork.
Our core values dictate how we live and work. Were an ethical and honest company thats wholly committed to its clients. A business thats engaged in mutual trust and respect for its employees and partners. A place where colleagues perform at the highest levels. And a working environment thats collaborative and supportive.
Diversity & Inclusion. At Chubb we consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues candidates clients and business partners with equality fairness and respect regardless of their age disability race religion or belief gender sexual orientation marital status or family circumstances.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or longterm condition (for example dyslexia anxiety autism a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process please let us know in your application or in any future discussions with our recruiters.