Secretary at a British Nursery School in Moscow

Responsibilities: Maintaining a welcoming environment and appropriate hospitality for visitors, students and staff Greeting visitors (supervising students, their parents, visitors and staff signing in and out) Photocopying and scanning documents Answering telephone calls, routing incoming calls to staff and taking messages Scheduling meetings Drafting documents in English and Russian Filing paper and electronic copies of the documents Updating the client database of the school Receiving, sending and forwarding e-mails, text messages and faxes Receiving and distributing incoming post and parcels Collecting and sending documents Data entry Confirming student attendance, Liaising with the contractors and other counterparties Translating documents from Russian into English and from English into Russian Providing initial response to queries from parents/carers, and miscellaneous third parties Assisting nursery school’s Administrator Assisting medical personnel with the sickness or injury-related issues Undertaking such other tasks as may be reasonably required by the Head teacher, Director General or Administrator Requirements: Updated CV and cover letter Fluent English University degree or studying towards one Ability to communicate efficiently in both English and Russian. Excellent telephone manners Ability to deal tactfully and confidently with callers and visitors. Ability to multi-task and prioritize efficiently Knowledge of MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint), Adobe Ability to use printer, scanner and telephone Conditions: Full time Monday- Friday 8-5pm Employment agreement in compliance with the Russian legal requirements Work place – near metro Skhodnenskaya