An opportunity has arisen to join Central Hall Westminster as our Business Administrator.
Location: Westminster, London. This is an office-based role.
About Us
Central Hall Westminster (CHW) Ltd is owned by Trustees appointed by the Methodist Church. We conduct business in line with the Church’s ethics and our own company values.
We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Business Administrator to support the Board, Trustees and senior leadership, Executive Directors, and Leadership Team in ensuring smooth daily operations. Responsibilities include diary management, meeting coordination, event organisation, and administrative support. Additionally, this role contributes to providing a welcoming environment for visitors, assisting with directions, service queries, and reception management as part of a shared rota with our Events Team.
About You
Key responsibilities include managing diaries, preparing board papers, and ensuring committee and leadership meetings have been planned and set up appropriately, overseeing travel arrangements, and facilitating company-wide communications.
Additional duties include event planning, supply management, and supporting business functions in achieving strategic projects. As part of reception duties on a rota basis, tasks include welcoming visitors, managing sign-in records, maintaining a professional front-of-house presence, handling security alerts, processing mail, and assisting with lost property coordination.
The role provides tremendous exposure to a wide range of business matters by working directly with the Leadership Team on various exciting projects including Health and Safety, ESG, Facilities, HR, Sales, Events and Marketing.
You Will Have:
- Excellent communication skills both oral and written.
- A polite, tactful, and diplomatic approach in all interactions.
- Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office package (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Time management skills.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Ability to remain calm under pressure.
- The ability to use judgement to make recommendations.
- The ability to prioritise between tasks and delegate effectively.
- Experience of working with senior management.
- Previous client facing experience such as reception is desirable.
Benefits:
As a member of our team, you will have access to a range of benefits, including:
- Generous pension
- Private medical insurance
- Staff referral bonus
- Life assurance
- Season ticket loan
- 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays and paid birthday leave
- 2 additional paid volunteering days each year
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced family leave
- Enhanced sick leave
- 50% discount at our in-house café and discounts to food and shopping places in local area
We welcome applications from candidates with a variety of backgrounds, skills and abilities. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us.
Given our organisation’s affiliation with the Methodist Church, an understanding and alignment with Methodist values are essential.
Applicant’s Data
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