Operations Assistant (9 month fixed term contract) Birmingham (3 days per week in the office) Salary range starting at £22,000 Role Overview Vario is a market leading alternative legal services provider within the law firm, Pinsent Masons. It is unique in the legal sector. Vario is a practice group within Pinsent Masons which incorporates; Flexible Services, Consulting and Technology, Legal Project Management and Managed Legal Services (MLS). This role sits within our Flexible Services team which provides flexible lawyer resource to our external clients. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Administrator to join our Flexible Services Operations team on a 9 month fixed term contract. Working closely with the Senior Operations Executive, the Operations Assistant will provide administrative support to both the Operations Management team and the Account Management team by leading on all compliance and administrative tasks associated with the seamless delivery of flexible legal resource solutions to our clients. Our standard working hours are 9.30am-5.30pm, however, we are happy to consider flexible working requests. Candidate Overview We are looking for candidates who ideally hold the following skills and experience: Significant administration experience, ideally in a recruitment and/or legal setting Customer/client service experience Interest in alternative legal services Excellent attention to detail What can we offer you? Hybrid working Carers' leave (up to 5 paid days' leave towards caring responsiblities) 25 days' annual leave entitlement and the opportunity to purchase or roll over 5 days Contributory pension up to 5% Private healthcare policy Death in service cover Eligibility to apply for an interest free season ticket loan/gym membership loan/rental deposit loan Cycle to work scheme What happens next? Once your application has been submitted and reviewed, our Recruitment team will share the outcome with you by email. We typically hold two interview stages per vacancy providing the opportunity to meet two members of the hiring team at each stage. The first stage is typically conducted virtually and the second stage typically in person at the office in which the role would be based. However, we strive to remain flexible depending on the requirements of the role or the candidate. Our strength lies in our differences. We are a Disability Confident and top Stonewall employer, a Valuable 500 member, a founding member of the Mindful Business Charter, signatory of the Race at Work Charter and a proud partner of Neurodiversity in Law. We encourage and value different ideas and styles of thinking. It's with different perspectives that we'll find solutions to our clients' most complex challenges. It's how we'll deliver outstanding results today, and tomorrow. We want everybody attending an interview to be comfortable and able to fully demonstrate their experience and talents. Our in-house recruiter, Bhavika Upton, would be happy to have an informal chat about this role, provide this job advert or our application form in an alternative format, and/or discuss any reasonable adjustments to be made either during the recruitment process or after offer stage. You can contact Bhavika by emailing careerspinsentmasons.com LI-BOBU IND