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We are looking for an Office Administrator/Team Support to join the team in Sydney, Australia.

Reporting to the Head of Consultants and Researchers, this role has the primary responsibility to provide a full range of business support and administrative services to the Sydney office. It would suit a candidate with a ‘can do’ attitude and an interest in events and marketing.

What are the ongoing responsibilities of this position?

The responsibilities of this role fall within two main areas: (1) general business support and management for the Franklin Templeton Sydney office and (2) Events and team administration support.

General Office Management

• Monitor and submit general office maintenance requests when required
• Assisting senior leaders with travel bookings and email & diary management
• Assist team with arranging complex internal and external client and stakeholder meetings
• Support the setup of meetings in the office and the technical setup of teams meetings
• Manage and reconcile monthly corporate card expenses
• Prepare team meeting agendas and logistics including minutes and actions when required
• Assist with the preparation of client presentations and briefing notes ensuring all documentation is completed to a high standard
• Effectively communicate with external clients and business partners in an efficient and professional manner
• Assist with maintaining office kitchen, meeting rooms and copier/ stationery room
• Ensure stationery and paper stocked
• External vendor management
• Participate in Annual Emergency procedures training and register as office fire warden’ 
• Coordination of couriers, deliveries, mail and post

Team Support

• Provide support to team on internal / external client functions, including all logistics
• Maintenance of various calendars
• Venue management – including all bookings and catering
• Assistance with staff and client registrations for internal/external events

What qualifications, skills and experience would help someone to be successful?

• Minimum 5 years of prior experience in an Assistant or Office support role
• Knowledge of CRM systems is an added advantage
• Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office Suite 
• A good understanding of the financial services industry
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Confident in communicating with clients and business partners of varying seniority
• Well presented, able to demonstrate initiative and clear decision making
• Very strong organisational and time management skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience in events management

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