Job Description

Who we\'re looking for
We\'re looking for a Team Assistant to join the London based Real Estate Investment team, working closely with the wider Schroders organisation.

About Schroders
We\'re a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.

We have around 5,000 people on six continents. And we\'ve been around for over 200 years, but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn\'t change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper.

The base
We moved into our new HQ in the City of London in 2018. We\'re close to our clients, in the heart of the UK\'s financial centre. And we have everything we need to work flexibly.

The team
Schroder Real Estate is a London based Pan-European and Global real estate investment manager. Schroders has managed real estate funds since 1971 and currently has about \xc2\xa317 billion of real estate assets under management.

Our team consists of around 200 people operating from thirteen offices globally. The team is experienced in investment management, research and strategy, product and client management, finance and administration and benefits from the significant resources and expertise of the Schroder Group.

What you\'ll do
Provide secretarial services to a selected number of Asset and Portfolio Managers in the Real Estate Direct Investment team.
Duties including but not exclusively:

• Organisation of day to day meetings including communication with clients, room bookings and catering requirements.
• Arrangement of domestic and international travel working within Schroders\' travel policy and in the most cost effective way.
• Preparation of monthly expense claims.
• Ad hoc administrative duties and working with other secretaries as required.
• Acting as point of contact for clients and external parties as required.
• Housekeeping to ensure teams\' electronic files/ folders are organised in an orderly manner.

The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need

• Admin experience within a corporate environment beneficial but not essential.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Complete adherence to confidentiality at all times.
• Professional and confident telephone manner.
• Excellent organisational skills essential.
• Forward thinking and attention to detail required.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport internally and externally at all levels.
• Team player.
• Strong Microsoft Office and technology skillset.

What you\'ll be like

• Hard working.
• Confident and flexible.
• Demonstrate that they can uphold Schroders\' core values.
• Positive, can-do attitude.

We\'re looking for the best, whoever they are
Schroders is an equal opportunities employer. You\'re welcome here whatever your socio-economic background, race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious belief, age or disability.

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