Applications are invited for the post of Receptionist. The successful candidate will join the front of house team at the Department of Engineering's site in Trumpington Street.
Playing a key role in providing a professional welcome to all visitors, you will be the first point of contact for telephone and in-person enquiries to the Department. You will also be responsible for carrying out mailroom duties.
The role requires the ability to interact effectively with a wide range of people, both in person and over the telephone, so you will need excellent customer-facing skills, as well as a high level of professionalism and tact. In addition to this, the ability to manage a diverse range of activities, often under pressure, is essential.
Benefits of working at Cambridge include:
- Competitive rates of pay with automatic service related pay progression and annual cost of living increases;
- Generous annual leave allowance of 40.5 days paid leave (including bank holidays);
- Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes (e.g. workplace nurseries and salary exchange schemes for childcare);
- An auto-enrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution;
- Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores.
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the first instance.
Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact the HR Office at the Department of Engineering (hr-office@eng.cam.ac.uk, 01223 332615).
Please quote reference NM35243 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
