QMC Admin Assistant

QMC Admin Assistant

Short term project
J100924
At a glance

Skills

  • Office and Administration Management

Where

Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6LX
Remote opportunity

Time

Mostly during office hours Estimate of time needed:
1-15 hours
12 hours per week, split over Tuesday & Thursday

Deadline

31 Dec 2024

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Welcome to Reach Volunteering. We are a community and registered charity that connects people, skills and good causes.

To apply for this role, and any other on our platform, you need to be based in the UK, have at least three years of experience using the skills you wish to volunteer in a professional capacity or have lived experience (for trustee roles). Read more about our criteria.

We are a Kingston-based social marketing enterprise using creative thinking to build community cohesion.

 

What will you be doing?

The role provides you with flexibility and autonomy at work. Where necessary, specific training will also be provided to help you develop and grow your skill set.

Main Responsibilities

  • Managing organisation of meetings and appointment
  • Organising events and conferences
  • Managing databases
  • Implementing and maintaining procedures and administrative systems
  • Liaising with staff
  • Miscellaneous tasks to support the team.

General tasks

  • Contribute to staff meetings and other internal meetings with views and suggestions etc.

Essential:

  • You will need to have good written skills.
  • Well organised, proactive, and able to deliver tasks efficiently.
  • Good time management
  • To show professionalism at all levels and in all environments
  • Strong team player
  • Ability to work independently and ask for clarification when needed.
  • Able to participate at least 12 hours a week (2 days, 6 hours each day)

Desirable

  • Committed to working with the community with a passion for helping others less fortunate.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft and Excel

The Professional Development Programme with Quilombo UK and QMC Capoeira School runs over a period of 16 weeks, is UNPAID and requires a minimum of 12 hours commitment per week across Monday, Wednesday and/or Friday.

Upon successful application, our HR team will contact you to arrange an interview. Following a successful interview, we'll initiate the onboarding process by sending you the necessary documents. Once your onboarding and identification documents are received and verified, you'll be invited to a 6-hour HR and System Induction. Subsequently, you'll meet with your Head of Department or Assistant Manager for your First Day.

What are we looking for?

  • You will need to have good written skills and administrative experience. 
  • Well-organised, proactive, and able to deliver tasks efficiently.
  • Good time management
  • To show professionalism at all levels and in all environments
  • Strong team player
  • Ability to work independently and ask for clarification when needed.
  • Able to participate at least 12 hours a week (2 days, 6 hours each day)

What difference will you make?

We aim to attract knowledgeable individuals encouraging different cultures to unite which enables us to share and celebrate essential lessons. Partnering with local organisations, we put on programmes of training, workshops and other events that promote unity and tolerance. We conduct research to support our cause to challenge preconceptions around race and stereotyping. As well as delivering workshops on unconscious bias in the workplace.

Before you apply

Do you have access to a personal laptop or PC?

 Are you sure you can commit to this job as being a non-paid job?

Do you think you will be able to commit yourself to the PDP programme, implicitly 12 hours per week, for 16 weeks?

Apply with CV 

Causes
  • Black, asian and minority ethnic groups
  • Community safety / victim support / domestic violence
  • Faith and ethics
  • Health and well being / research and care
  • Human rights
  • Learning disabilities / difficulties
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
  • Physical disabilities
  • Refugees / migrants
  • Training / employment support
  • Voluntary sector support
  • Organisation type: 
    Social enterprise

    We partner with with cultural, social and sports organisations, and put on programmes of training, workshops and other events that promote unity and tolerance. We conduct research to challenge...