Business Coordinator

**Creative design studio | Global opportunities | Award-winning workplaces**

**About us**

We work across architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and urban design - a rich multi-disciplinary mix of skills and perspectives that unlocks the economic, social and cultural value of projects.

We combine our creative design expertise with capabilities in strategy, research, technology and experience design, and we regularly collaborate with experts and partners from further afield.

Through our work, we're trying to build a more inclusive, sustainable future for communities - and create a more socially and ecologically resilient world.

**About the team**

Working smarter and working better is critical to our strong client relationships and ultimately creating places people love.

In every studio, our dynamic Business Support teams build, maintain and improve the foundations that allow us to keep collaborating with our clients, partners - and each other. With talented team members integrated across the business, the team keeps Hassell running smoothly through administration, document control, graphics production, facilities and operations, business development, and process management.

**About the role**

The Business Coordinator is a core role within the Business Support team. Their goal is to provide support and assistance across all facets of the business - to the studio, staff, leaders, projects, business development, events, day-to-day operations and any ad-hoc items as they arise. The Business Coordinator is a diverse role, and as such offers the opportunity for the individual to play to their strengths. They can focus their efforts where they can have the greatest impact, while still providing general support across the business.

You will be providing administrative assistance to multiple members of the leadership team as required (this may include calendar assistance, travel coordination, meeting setup, timesheets, expense claims), as well as supporting on administrative tasks, like document production, contracts preparation for signing, meeting coordination and travel coordination.

We also expect this person to assist with document production of marketing and business development. Besides, some ad-hoc covers of reception may be required, including greeting clients and other guests to the studio, preparing meeting areas for client meetings with catering / coffee and assisting with event coordination, etc.

**About you**

We’re looking for someone who thrives in a creative environment and who has a ‘can-do’ attitude to tasks and responsibilities. The following skills and experience would be required:

- Prior administrative experience & Previous executive/personal assistant experience (advantageous)
- Enthusiastic team player and collaborator
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint,) and an aptitude for learning new technology
- Strong skills in document production: letters, reports, charts, spreadsheets etc
- Previous experience producing submissions / bids for tender (advantageous)
- Knowledge of design and creative industries with design qualifications or employment history (advantageous)

**Why Hassell?**

We consider our people to be our greatest resource. With that in mind, we place great emphasis on attracting, retaining and developing the best talent.

We value diversity, employing people across a number of regions, representing many different cultures and ethnic backgrounds. Our team has access to a range of benefits to support development and wellbeing:

- Creative studio working environment
- Working regionally aligning best teams to the best project
- Inter studio transfer opportunities
- Development and training including access to an online training program
- Wellbeing benefits
- Flexible start and finish times, part time and job share arrangements
- Professional memberships

If you are looking to take the next step in your career with an established international design practice, this is the role for you

We are an Equal Opportunity employer.