Kimpton Fitzroy London are looking for a Personal Assistant to join their 5 Star team on a 12 month fixed term contract.

A “London Hotel Like No Other,” Kimpton Fitzroy London is an iconic 19th-century building which meets the London of today: From the outside, this landmark building, which occupies the eastern side of Bloomsbury’s Russell Square, looks every bit the part of grande dame. Inside, though, contemporary interiors beckon the discerning traveller to settle in and stay a while. Want to be part of this Lifestyle Luxury property?

As a Personal Assistant, we will support you to:

• Be yourself - bringing the real you to work, with your unique personality we want you to be who you are!
• Lead yourself – we trust you to make decisions and exert your creativity in order to provide our guests with heartfelt human connections, we trust you to do right!
• Make it count – you matter, and we will provide you with all the tools you need in order to create ridiculously personalised experiences for our guests every day!

Your Day to Day:

• Supporting our General Manager on admin related work and diary management.
• Supporting cross-functional events, e.g., monthly whole team meeting preparation/execution and minute-taking.
• Compiling owners’ presentations and monthly Business Review presentations on time.
• Minute taking at above meetings and supporting HR with minutes of confidential meetings.
• Responding to online social media guest reviews (e.g., TripAdvisor) and ensuring all the guest comments are followed up on promptly including producing data analysis
• Co-Ordinating and communicate all VIP bookings
• Managing guest correspondence.
• Providing basic messaging support to external and internal comms.
• Maintaining confidentiality when dealing with sensitive matters and documentation

In order to succeed in this role, it is important that you have:

• 3 years administrative/secretarial, project coordination or related experience
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplined environment
• Ability to work flexibly and respond to workplace challenges with a calm attitude.
• Working across teams and built strong working relationships based on trust and understanding
• Strong PC skills 3 including software packages (i.e., Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, E-Mail).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Detail oriented.
• Good problem-solving skills. Strong organizational and work coordinating skills to handle multiple assignments and projects.

We are committed to offer and provide our Personal Assistant with a competitive salary and a large range of benefits:

• Competitive salary and great IHG perks!
• 31 days holiday each year, including bank holidays, and this increases up to a maximum of 33 days (pro rata)
• Company sick pay
• Meals whilst on duty in our staff restaurant
• Most importantly, we’ll help you grow, and develop you as an individual

Kimpton Fitzroy London is all about providing a contemporary luxury hotel experience whilst building heartfelt human connections with guests and colleagues – we call it the Stay Human project. What more you ask? We have been named ‘The plushest pet-friendly hotel’, because our heartfelt connection does not end with humans, it is extended to our furry friends. Want to know more? Apply now as we would love to hear from you!

You are always welcome here!

We are open 7 days a week 365 days a year and need people to work a range of shifts and days - this means we can offer great flexibility if required.

Please click ‘apply’ now!

You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants crafts unique destinations that kindle heartfelt human connections. Our bespoke spaces blend spirit, style and delight to create an addictive culture of refined irreverence where locals, visitors & colleagues seamlessly connect.

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.

Location: Ottawa 1 Chrysalis, Canada

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

For decades, Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today, Canada’s capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. Voted as Canada’s best place to live 2017 by Maclean's, Ottawa offers a low cost of living with a high quality of life. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND, enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.

Administrative Assistant

Position Summary

Ottawa, Ontario (On Site)

The Administrative Assistant will be responsible for providing a wide range of administrative services to assist Program Manager(s) and project team in day-to-day running of programs and provide reception coverage, greeting visitors and distributing security badges. The Administrative Assistant positioned at Reception shall ensure that all project deliverables are prepared, formatted, internally reviewed, and delivered to the customer in an effective and timely manner with highest quality. 

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Assist in the preparation of letters, quotes, and proposals and provide formatting support on large bids as assigned; Deliver documentation to the customer (via email or courier), pdf and file correspondence in TFS;

• Greet visitors, ensure they present valid photo identification, sign the Visitor’s Log, distribute appropriate security badge, and announce to relevant individual or department; Prepare for all aspects of in-house or off-site meetings, including coordination, record of discussion and action items tracking;

• Work closely with cross functional teams such as Finance, Contracts & Legal, Procurement, and Quality on project requirements; Coordinate and track project deliverables, Assist with on-boarding new team members to the project, processing PIN numbers in a timely manner;

• Fully leverage both internal and external tools such as TFS, JIRA, SFTP, SharePoint, Aras to manage activities and workflow issues (monthly reports, deliverables, etc.); Create SAP purchase requisitions as required; Manage correspondence in the project mailbox,  monitor workflow process to ensure the document is reviewed, approved in a timely fashion and escalate Work Items (WI) of concern to the PM;

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar role
• Diploma in Office Administration or equivalent
• Strong organizational skills and ability to balance multiple priorities
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word and knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint

Special Position Requirements

• Office work on site.

What We Offer

• Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:
• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.
• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.
• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.
• Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

Why Join Us?

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Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, the Canadian Industrial Security Program, the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and able to obtain a Canadian NATO Secret clearance.