EBSCO Information Services are seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated Administrator to positively contribute to a Contracts team taking responsibility for the UK and Ireland’s sales support needs.

The role
As a Contracts administrator you must be articulate, with an excellent command of the written English language, have an aptitude for IT and be able to demonstrate an ability to successfully manage a busy and demanding workload, meet deadlines and thrive under pressure. Ideally you will have a background in secretarial or personal assistant work where you have enjoyed taking responsibility for many tasks simultaneously, achieving targets and being relied upon for your efficiency.

You should be motivated and dedicated to task, with an eye for detail and have excellent written English and organisational skills. You will be able to demonstrate a proven track record of working within an office environment in a previous administrative role.

The successful candidate will also be asked from time to time to participate in the company wide management development programmes, taskforces and initiatives related to their roles in the business.

If you think you have what we are looking for then please click apply!

Skills Profile:

Person Skills - Essential
Articulate and persuasive with good interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to demonstrate initiative
Self-sufficient, thriving under pressure
Ability to work and participate in a focused team environment
Good organisational skills able to respond to changing priorities
Full & clean driving licence, willing to travel

Technical Skills - Essential
Excellent telephone skills and manner
Strong negotiator
Full working knowledge of Word and Excel
Proficient in PowerPoint and Access
Excellent Literacy skills (to be tested)
Excellent numeracy skills (to be tested)
Excellent administration skills

About EBSCO Information Services
EBSCO Information Services provides libraries and research centres with electronic and print journal subscription services, e-resource access and management services, full-text and secondary database development and access, an OpenURL-compliant link resolver, online book purchasing and related information services.
EBSCO maintains a title database of more than 300,000 title listings and upholds relationships with more than 80,000 publishers around the world.
EBSCO’s 32 Regional Offices worldwide are staffed with personnel who speak the local language and understand the particular challenges faced by librarians in their areas, offering a uniquely personal level of service. Specialised divisions serve academic, biomedical, government, public, school and special libraries as well as corporations.

EBSCO's UK office, located in New Barnet, Hertfordshire employs 90+ staff, primarily involved in either selling or providing customer service support services to the market in the UK and Ireland and the Nordic territories.