Job Detail

Description

About us

Symbiotics is the leading market access platform for impact investing in emerging and frontier markets, offering market research, investment advisory and asset management services. We are regulated by FINMA, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority and our daughter company Symbiotics (UK) Ltd has an investment firm license from the FCA in the UK. Symbiotics currently employs 135 people and is headquartered in Geneva, with further offices in Zurich, London, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Singapore and Cape Town. Since 2004, we have invested over USD 4bn in more than 350 microfinance institutions across around 80 emerging and frontier markets, working with more than 30 investment funds and many institutional investors.

We are a fast-growing, market-leading company, offering a dynamic work environment in the growing impact investment space.

We are looking for

A Receptionist who will provide professional reception services to visitors, take charge of all incoming phone calls and redirect them to the appropriate person and actively support the Finance & Administration team.

The position involves contacts with clients & visitors, colleagues based in regional offices, senior management and Board members and with external portfolio managers/investment firms.

The position is based in our Head office in Geneva, with reporting line to the Head of Finance & Administration.

Schedule of work

Wednesday from 11:30 to 17:30

Job Description

• Provide office and reception support services in order to ensure efficiency and effectiveness
  
  
  
  • Greet, assist and/or direct the external clients & visitors to the appropriate staff member or conference rooms
  
  
  • Receive, direct and relay telephone messages
  
  
  • Manage the outgoing mail (incl. express mail and packages)
  
  


• Provide conference rooms management
  
  
  
  • Manage the preparation/rearrangement of the rooms before and after each meetings, conferences or conference calls.
  
  
  • Move furniture according to staff needs and organize adequate support when necessary
  
  
  • Ensure adequate supplies of drinks for the conference rooms
  
  


• Assist the Head of Finance & Administration and unit staff members as requested.

Requirements

Skills/qualifications/experience

We are looking for a dynamic person who is service oriented, autonomous, and able to work in a dynamic and challenging environment. More specifically, we have the following requirements:

• Strong service attitude and experience in a similar position


• Excellent sense of communication and organization


• Good presentation and easy contact with unknown people


• Fluent written and spoken English and French, Spanish or other languages an asset


• Swiss/EU National or valid Swiss Work Permit

This person must be willing to rearrange furniture and do some light lifting.