Office Administrator

Skyports
London
1 month ago
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Skyports overview

Skyports is the world’s leading owner and operator of vertiport infrastructure to enable electric air taxi operations in cities around the world. We also operate Skyports Drone Services, providing cargo drone delivery solutions for the medical, logistics and e-commerce sectors and is operating for the likes of the National Health Service (NHS) and Royal Mail in the UK, as well as surveillance work in Singapore.

Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and with offices in Singapore, Dubai and the USA, we have projects operating across multiple continents, including in Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East and North and South America. Our investors are some of the world's leaders in transport, including 2i Aeroporti (F2i and Ardian), Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures, Goodman Group, GreenPoint, Groupe ADP, Irelandia Aviation, Kanematsu Corporation, Levitate Capital and Solar Ventus.

This role reports to the Head of People. You will be based in our London office in the Kennington area and will be required to be in the office5-days a week (Mon-Fri), 8.30am to 5.30pm. This is not a hybrid role and requires someone who can commit to being in the office everyday.

Our people and culture

At Skyports we work hard to get the job done. We’re passionate about what we do and are focused on delivering the best value, solutions and services to our customers.

We pride ourselves on a team culture and are committed to delivering a positive experience for our employees. We foster an environment that is inclusive and promotes growth.

Our Office Administrator is essential to helping us achieve great things as you will be facilitating the smooth running of our office administrations and will work across the following core areas:

Office Administration

  • Keeping the office clean, tidy and well stocked
  • Monitoring supply of supplies and placing new orders
  • Preparing rooms for important meetings
  • Managing incoming post and deliveries
  • Supporting employees and visiting clients with travel arrangements, hotel bookings, restaurant bookings, car hire etc
  • Scheduling meetings on behalf of leadership team
  • Manage and lead on office facilities changes and maintenance

HR Administration

  • Updating key documents including new starters, employee handbook, policies, culture deck
  • Supporting with all aspects of the employee onboarding and offboarding process
  • Organising employee engagement initiatives such as team lunches and quarterly events
  • Social coordinator for official Skyports employee events e.g. Summer and end of year holidays,
  • Acting as a point of contact for all employee administrative requests

Finance Administration

  • Supporting on expenses and ad-hoc finance administration

Requirements

Requirements

  • 1+ year experience in a similar role
  • Willing and able to commute to the London office Mon-Fri
  • Able to work well with others as well as alone.
  • Trustworthy with sensitive/confidential information
  • Excellent verbal communication skills
  • Excellent people skills and EQ

Benefits

Benefits

  • Unlimited holiday allowance
  • Team lunches
  • Company events and socials
  • Company swag
  • and more!

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