The Irish Girl Guides (IGG) is a national youth organisation with over 11,000 members throughout the Republic of Ireland. Our mission is to enable girls and young women to develop to their fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world. In 2011 we celebrated the centenary of our organisation.

We are looking for someone to take on maternity cover for the position of Receptionist. This person will have the following responsibilities:

Job Description for Receptionist (maternity cover)

Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer

Location:Trefoil House, 27 Pembroke Park, Donnybrook, Dublin 4

Working hours:

Five days per week (Monday to Friday) from 9am – 5pm.

Some weekend work may be required, for which time off would be given in lieu.

Purpose of job:

To cover general reception duties

Key Responsibilities:

Answer the telephone, emails and the door
Deal with queries
Deal with incoming and outgoing post
Update membership database as required
Housekeeping responsibilities e.g. taking bookings for meeting rooms
Place orders for e.g. stationery, food
Administrative duties as required

Person specification

D= Desirable; E= Essential

Specific aptitudes/skills

Friendly outgoing personality (E)

Excellent administration and organisational skills (E)

Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word (E)

Experience of databases (D)

Excellent oral and written communication skills (E)

Good interpersonal skills (E)

Be efficient and be able to work as part of a team (E)

Ability to work with volunteers and professional staff (E)

Good time management skills and ability to manage a varied workload (E)

Interest and experience in Guiding an advantage

Terms:

This will be a maternity cover contract

To apply:

Please send letter of application together with a full CV and the names and contact details of two referees to:

Linda Peters, CEO, Irish Girl Guides, 27 Pembroke Park, Dublin 4

or by email to linda.peters@irishgirlguides.ie

Deadline for applications:

Closing date for applications – Friday 20th November 2015