Description

Do you enjoy working with people and keeping a busy office running smoothly? Scrutton Bland, part of the Sumer Group, is looking for an Office Administrator to join our Admin team in Ipswich.

This is a varied, hands-on role at the heart of our office, where no two days are the same. If you’re organised and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day running of the reception area, acting as the first point of contact for clients, visitors, and team members 
• Conduct daily office checks and oversee stock levels of office supplies 
• Coordinate with external suppliers (e.g. cleaning, maintenance, security) and support on-site maintenance visits 
• Handle client-facing activities, including answering and directing calls, managing meeting room bookings, and welcoming visitors 
• Carry out general administrative duties such as managing incoming and outgoing post, scanning, and filing 
• Support IT with equipment setup and handovers for staff 
• Provide administrative support to the Operations and Project Manager as needed 
• Assist with company events where required 
• Deliver onboarding support for our new joiners to the business 
• Provide office cover at other locations when required (e.g. holiday or sickness cover)

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

The successful candidate will:

• Have a passion for customer care and take pride in making the difference
• Posses strong Microsoft Office skills
• Be an excellent communicator in varied methods including telephone calls and emails
• Proven organisational skills
• Have the ability to prioritise when busy whilst maintaining a professional and calm demeaner
• Be able to grasp new IT systems

Due to the nature of the role, you will require a full driving licence and have access to your own vehicle and be willing to travel to all our offices as and when required.

Job Benefits

We offer an attractive reward and flexible benefits package which you can tailor to suit your needs.

• Starting salary from £28,000, depending on experience
•  Commitment to continued learning & development
• 36 days holiday (including 8 bank holidays and 3 days Christmas closure)
• Option to purchase a further 5 days holiday
• Life Assurance up to 4x salary and contribution towards the Firm’s pension scheme
• Access to our health cash plan (Health Shield) day one, where you can claim towards your dental, optical, health and wellbeing expenses – we believe health and wellbeing is so important
• Employee health and wellbeing program
• Regular social and informal events within the organisation