Office Administrator – 5430

Salary: Competitive

Location: Islamabad, Pakistan

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Do you have experience in office administration, finance, and event support?

Are you passionate about delivering excellent customer service?

Do you thrive in a fast-paced, international environment?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

We are looking for a proactive Office Administrator to oversee the smooth running of our Islamabad office. This role is essential in managing office operations, supporting regional events, and providing administrative assistance to ensure efficiency.

About The Role

As Office Administrator, you will:

• Oversee day-to-day office administration and maintain records.
• Manage procurement, supplier contracts, and office supplies.
• Support the finance team with bookkeeping, invoice processing, and payments.
• Handle postal and courier services within the office.
• Provide event coordination support, including liaising with venues, arranging travel, and managing logistics.
• Act as a local event manager for conferences, workshops, and other events.
• Maintain an up-to-date school database for the region.
• Manage the Directorate Office’s calendar, appointments, and travel arrangements while organizing and coordinating executive meetings, taking minutes, and following up on action items

About You

You are a highly organised professional with:

• A bachelor’s degree from a recognised university.
• Experience in office administration and customer/supplier communication.
• Strong organisational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and database management.
• A high level of confidentiality and attention to detail.
• Fluency in English and Urdu.
• A flexible and adaptable approach, with the ability to work under pressure.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience in event coordination and venue management.
• Understanding of Cambridge International products and the education system.
• Prior experience in an international or educational setting.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

Rewards And Benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits.

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 18th February 2025 and interviews are scheduled to take place between 24th – 28th February. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. As such, all applications must be submitted via our official online application form. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You’ll belong to a collaborative team that’s exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it’s safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.