Office Assistant

BBC Ukrainian Bureau is looking for a Full-Time Office Assistant  for the BBC Bureau in Kyiv.

Job Introduction

International News is at the heart of the BBC. BBC News Group employs approximately 950 staff in 70 international bureaux. It provided multimedia services to a global weekly audience of over 300 million in English and 27 languages around the clock, every day of the year. The bureaux react to breaking news, provide news updates and analysis and produce live programme output. In a highly competitive market, delivering to both UK Licence Fee payers and commercial partners, BBC News services must be reliable and consistent.

The international Bureaux Management team supports all News Group bureaux.

Main Responsibilities

You will be responsible for the smooth running of the Office Front Desk/Reception in the Bureau in but will be expected to work across both Bureaux if required. You will also support financial and administrative affairs for all parts of BBC News group in .

The roles reports to the International Bureau Manager.

The Ideal Candidate

Proven experience in a busy office environment and have excellent written and spoken English and Ukrainian is essential.

You will need to have excellent planning and organising skills with the ability to prioritise a variable workload as well as the ability to work methodically and systematically. You will be working with a wide range of people, for which you will need excellent communication skills, patience and tact and be able to take the appropriate action when dealing with enquiries. You will be required to work independently as well as part of a team. You will also need to have sound experience/practical knowledge of operating IT packages and systems including Word, Excel and accounting packages.

Requirements:

• higher education
• readiness to work full time, every day afternoon to evening hours (from 10am to 6pm or from 11am to 7pm)
• fluent in Ukrainian and English
• advanced Microsoft Office user
• experienced at a similar position
• positive 'can do' attitude
• active interest in politics and the media as well as a good sense of humour are welcomed
• ability to work in a creative and professional team

Main responsibilities:

• provide day-to-day administrative support to the Editor, Finance and Administrative Manager and the journalistic staff.
• organise travel bookings including flight, hotel and car pick up arrangements
• handing documentation
• handling phone calls, if necessary
• support joiners, movers, leavers process and updating of HR data.
• handling office petty cash
• help organise the logistics of training courses/office events
• perform ad hoc tasks as required

We offer:

• competitive salary
• employees' training and professional development
• friendly corporate culture

To apply please go to:

https://careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/jobs/job/Office-Assistant-Kiev-Bureau/40554

Applications must be received by 19th June.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.