The Office Manager is the first point of contact for all families, teachers and pupils, suppliers, visitors and callers. The Office Manager not only represents St. George's School and its philosophy but also plays an active role in school life. The role requires a highly proactive individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The right person will be comfortable working in a collaborative environment, enjoys providing creative people solutions and can thrive in a growing, and fast-changing environment.

Located in Cologne and joining the administration team of the school group we are looking for a full-time: Office Manager (m/w/d).

Your Main Responsibilities:

• First and important point of contact for families, prospective families, suppliers, teachers and pupils in person, via email and on the phone
• Representing St. George's School and promoting the St. George's philosophy and values
• Scheduling meetings and school tours and liaising with different stakeholders across the school like Admissions, Facilities and Academic Staff
• Responsible for the daily pupil registration and ensuring a safe school environment
• Dealing with school accidents and the respective documentation
• To assist with event and school trip planning
• Document translation (English – German / German – English)

Your profile:

• You love and live service excellence and know how to create a welcoming atmosphere
• You are interested in education
• You are used to working in a fast-paced environment
• You are fluent in English and German, both written and spoken
• You know how to organize yourself and prioritize tasks
• You are familiar with MS Office Tool box
• You are a team player and at the same time enjoy taking on your own responsibilities
• You have first professional experience in the field of office management, hotel industry, translation, school/ education.

Why us?

Among other things, we offer you:

• a challenging and international working environment with low hierarchies and performance-related payment
• individual opportunities for further training
• a subsidy for your private internet connection or public transport ticket, our company pension scheme, as well as attractive employee discounts via Corporate Benefits

The performance of our people is what defines the success of St. George's. Our teams are enabled to take the initiative and encouraged to think and act like entrepreneurs. The multinational corporate environment provides our talented employees with a large area to expand professionally and offers multiple opportunities to enrich their individual mindsets and experiences. By joining us, you will be part of our community life and actively participate in varied projects, allowing St. George`s to continually evolve.

To innovate your career please send your application including your earliest starting date and your desired salary to:

Mr Fraser-Lewis
Recruitment Manager