Summary
Jefferies is seeking an exceptional Corporate Receptionist to join our front of house team in Sydney. Jefferies is a leading global, full-service Investment Banking and Capital Markets firm.
The Corporate Receptionist provides exceptional high-end service to clients, answers incoming client phone calls, manages the hosting of client meetings and coordinates meeting room and facilities requirements.
This is an exceptional opportunity to work in a high-end environment.
Primary Responsibilities
- The full range of corporate reception responsibilities to clients and staff at a superior level
- Greet all guests at reception in a welcoming professional manner
- Answer incoming phone calls and direct to the appropriate contact
- Manage meeting room calendars to ensure that all meeting room requests are responded to and accommodated
- Coordinate meeting requirements (agenda, materials, catering and IT) and set up meeting rooms.
- Provide front of house service, including coffees for client meetings
- Organise catering for client meetings
- Manage incoming and outgoing mail/courier requirements
- Ensure the reception area, meeting rooms and boardroom are presentable at all times
- Ensure the back of house kitchenettes are stocked and tidy
- Manage all incoming and outgoing mail, including couriers
- Make bookings and reservations for staff
- Manage the security passes for staff and guests
- Ad hoc administrative support, including expense claim reimbursement processing
- Assist with general resource management tasks and marketing tasks
- Assist with day-to-day facilities services and tasks
Required Background
- At least three years’ experience in a premium service environment including as a Corporate Receptionist, luxury 5-star hotel Receptionist, in a premium fine dining restaurants as a host or airlines.
- Experience in engaging and building rapport with VIP clients as well as the ability to engage with and develop relationships with a diverse range of people
- Comfortable working in a fast paced and dynamic environment
- Able to manage calls and relay messages
- Proactive with great initiative and passion for owning your responsibilities and delivering high quality support
- Able to maintain high levels of cleanliness for the front of house
- Ability to multitask and prioritise tasks
- Ability to handle sensitive information with the utmost discretion and confidentiality.
- Practical, organised and level-headed
- Professional demeanour and appearance
- Good understanding of Microsoft suites including Outlook, Excel and Word
- Whilst not essential for the role, tertiary qualifications would be highly regarded
Benefits
- Above market salary plus super
- Discretionary bonus
- Private medical insurance
- Employee referral rewards
- Employee assistance program
- Premium modern corporate offices
This position is full-time permanent, Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5.30pm with some early morning and after-hours requirements to attend to client meetings.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (‘‘Jefferies,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’) is a U.S.-headquartered global full service, integrated investment banking and securities firm. Our largest subsidiary, Jefferies LLC, a U.S. broker-dealer, was founded in the U.S. in 1962 and our first international operating subsidiary, Jefferies International Limited, a U.K. broker-dealer, was established in the U.K. in 1986. Our strategy focuses on continuing to build out our investment banking effort, enhancing our capital markets businesses and further developing our Leucadia Asset Management alternative asset management platform. We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, asset and wealth management in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and Asia.
At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.
Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer, and takes affirmative action to ensure that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.