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Client Services Receptionist
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At Investec, every interaction matters.
As a Client Services Receptionist, you will help create an exceptional experience for our clients, visitors and colleagues, acting as a key point of contact and helping to shape their impression of our business.
Working within the Corporate Services and Real Estate team, you will help ensure the smooth day-to-day operation of our reception and client services function. This is an opportunity for a proactive and professional individual who enjoys building relationships, delivering outstanding service and creating a welcoming environment.
What will I be doing?
- Delivering a professional and welcoming front-of-house experience for clients, visitors and colleagues.
- Managing guest arrivals through the visitor management system and ensuring a seamless arrival experience.
- Supporting the day-to-day running of reception and wider client services operations.
- Building strong working relationships with PAs, Facilities, AV, Catering, Building Management, Events and other support teams.
- Supporting switchboard coverage and ensuring calls are answered and transferred professionally.
- Overseeing meeting room readiness, bookings and workspace coordination.
- Supporting events, including registration, cloakroom services, signage, room set-up and guest management.
- Maintaining high standards across the client-facing environment, facilities administration and health and safety processes.
What are we looking for?
Essential skills and experience
- Extensive experience within a reception, front-of-house, hospitality or corporate services environment.
- A strong client service focus, with a professional, personable and approachable manner.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organisational and multitasking skills, with the ability to prioritise competing demands.
- Experience managing meeting rooms, bookings or similar operational processes.
- Strong digital literacy, including Microsoft 365 and standard office applications.
- The confidence to work independently, use initiative and take ownership of service standards.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to remain calm and effective in a fast-paced environment.
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Desirable skills and experience
- Experience within a banking or high-end hospitality environment.
- Exposure to event coordination or workplace services.
- Experience using room booking or property management systems, such as Manhattan, a hotel property management system or a similar platform.
- A basic understanding of audio-visual equipment and meeting room technology.
At Investec, we are committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive. If you are passionate about delivering exceptional service, building strong relationships and making a positive impact every day, we would love to hear from you.
As part of our collaborative & agile culture, our working week is 4 days in the office and one day remote. We believe that being together enables us to live our values and support our clients and communities in an extraordinary way.
Investec offers a range of wellbeing benefits to make our people feel healthier, balanced and more fulfilled in their lives inside and outside of work. You can find a list of our benefits here.
Embedded in our culture is a sense of belonging and inclusion. At Investec we want everyone to find it easy to be themselves, and to feel they belong. It's a responsibility we all share and is integral to our purpose and values as an organisation. We believe that innovation thrives when everyone feels respected, included, and empowered to contribute.
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If this role excites you but you don't meet every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. Your unique perspective and experience could be exactly what we are looking for. Get in touch!
At Investec, we're deeply invested in our clients, our colleagues, and our communities. It's more than a mindset; it's how we show up every day.
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