Front Office Receptionist For International Law firm

Job description / Role

• To carry out all reception duties as required. This includes meeting and greeting visitors for client meetings and other events, liaising with meeting hosts re their clients and meeting requirements and following specific instructions for individual meetings and visitors.
• To ensure that all visitors and staff are dealt with efficiently and courteously ensuring that a high standard of customer service is provided at all times. This role requires the Receptionist to personally take responsibility for all requests ensuring that they are completed, if not exceeding, expectations.
• To continuously monitor the reception area and meeting rooms. To ensure that they are always tidy and presentable and take corrective action where necessary to maintain a high standard.
• To be aware of security issues when carrying out reception duties and follow instructions with particular reference to visitors, confidential papers in meeting rooms and deliveries made to reception by hand.
• To answer the main switchboard telephone, according to the firm’s standards, for both external and internal calls. Dealing with the call transfers, enquiries or requests in a polite, efficient and proactive manner. Taking responsibility for the call to ensure a high standard of customer service is provided at all times.
• Undertake other clerical tasks as required, which includes but is not limited to the management of:
- ouriers, internal pouch, staff work-related document relocation
- booking of transport locally and between UAE offices
- internal and client catering
- ordering of business cards and office flower/cake occasions
- office recycling and shredding services

• Confident personality
• Flexibility and positive approach to work
• Strong organisational skills
• Proactive, ‘can do’ approach to problem solving
• Ability to work and keep calm under pressure
• Use of initiative, ability to think on feet
• Personable demeanour

Education / Qualification:
• Minimum 5 GCSEs or equivalent including English

Languages:
• Excellent knowledge of English language, written and spoken

Practical experience:
• Experience of a client-facing or service-oriented environment
• Two years living and working in Dubai. Good knowledge of the city
• Previous experience of staffing a reception desk and providing a switchboard service (desirable)
• Experience of working in a financial services or professional services company (desirable)

About the Company

RecruitME are a specialized recruitment consultancy supplying top tier business support staff to Dubais leading multinational organizations. We carefully source, screen and select only the very best candidates to assist our clients in making easier recruitment decisions faster.

Differentiating ourselves from standard recruitment agencies our consultants have been carefully chosen for their backgrounds in business support for leading multinational organizations. Having been both the client and the candidate previously, we have an insiders understanding of the recruitment process and our clients needs.

What we do:

Specializing in business support positions we can assist in introducing a small selection of experienced administration, finance and human resource candidates with the relevant experience to benefit your business. Our careful screening process ensures that we have met with and can give a concise overview of each candidates skills and current situation before you meet them.

We pride ourselves on sending our clients only the very best available candidates in the market to ensure a simplified, hassle free and timely recruitment experience for all involved.