This post is offered on a fixed term contract to commence asap and be completed at end August 2011 - 13 months in total. Please do not apply if you are not in a position to start in early August 2010.

The main purpose of this post is to provide administrative and secretarial services to the Technical Director and the Research and Development Department. Duties will consist of General secretarial duties for the Director. Dealing with incoming post on a daily basis, and distributing incoming post to the R&D department. Keep up to date records of Pos through inhouse computerised system. Typing of technical reports, application notes, manuals and minutes of meetings and powerpoint presentations. Dealing with all aspects of the drawings system. Updating the drawings register list on a regular basis using Excel. Keeping a diary of all events within the department. Keep holiday/sickness records for the department. Keep and maintain all training records for the Managers and Engineers. Making all travel arrangements Keeping all Directors patent filling up to date Issuing of Internal Stock requisition at the beginning of each month. Receive telephone calls on behalf of the department and route them accordingly. Ordering of stationery and office supplies for the department and lab.

CANDIDATES WILL NEED TO HAVE GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF WORD, EXCEL AND POWERPOINT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POST, ALONG WITH PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OF WORKING AT A SIMILAR LEVEL - ie. SUPPORTING A DIRECTOR.

PLEASE NOTE: FOR JOBS BASED IN THE UK IT IS UNLAWFUL TO EMPLOY A PERSON WHO DOES NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO LIVE AND WORK IN THE UK. UNLESS THE JOB ADVERT STATES OTHERWISE, PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE THIS PERMISSION BEFORE APPLYING.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION, PLEASE ENSURE YOU FORWARD AN UP-TO-DATE COPY OF YOUR C.V. SO YOUR SUITABILITY CAN BE DISCUSSED FURTHER.