Office Manager – Temp

Devizes, Wiltshire
Hays

Your new company
Our client is a well-established national charity focused on improving the lives of people facing financial hardship

Your new role
As the Office Manager, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining excellent facilities support, health and safety standards, and ensuring a welcoming environment for all colleagues and tenants. Your responsibilities will include:

1. Property and Office Services:
   • Maintain a safe, well-maintained, accessible, and inclusive office environment.
   • Manage facilities and service contracts cost-effectively for the office and other properties.
   • Oversee office services, including supplies, utilities, security, maintenance, fire alarms, cleaning, catering, and waste disposal.
   • Ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations and environmental best practices.
   • Oversee maintenance of non-office properties, including tenant support and regulatory compliance.
   • Lead the annual property budgets, managing rental income and reducing emissions through the Green Team.
2. Health and Safety:
   • Ensure staff undertake relevant Health and Safety training.
   • Manage fire safety equipment, alarm tests, and evacuation drills.
   • Maintain First Aid equipment and ensure adequate numbers of Fire Wardens and First Aiders.
3. Management:
   • Provide effective performance management for the Facilities and Property Coordinator.
   • Manage budgetary responsibilities and support careful financial management.
   • Ensure compliance and adherence to good governance processes.
4. General Responsibilities:
   • Embrace and promote diversity, equality, and inclusion.
   • Commit to safeguarding adults at risk of harm and any children or young people connected with our work.
   • Ensure data protection and confidentiality in all activities.

What you’ll need to succeed
Essential Requirements:

• Experience in office management.
• Experience of managing supplier relationships and outsourced service contracts.
• Experience of staff and budget management.
• Customer-focused with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to recommend appropriate solutions.
• Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft applications.

What you’ll get in return

Location – Devizes
Salary – £14.00 – £18.00 per hour
1-3 months

What you need to do now

If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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