Administrative Assistant

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The Perimeter


Job: Administrative Assistant

Job: Administrative Assistant

Organisation: The Perimeter

Postcode: WC1N 2LE

  • Job Title: Administrative Assistant
  • Salary: £20k-£25k
    (pro-rata)
  • Hours:
    Part time
  • Artform: Visual arts
  • Role: Admin, Secretarial & PA
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Sun, 30 Nov 2025

  • Location:

    London

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Job Summary

We are looking for a hard-working, proactive, and trustworthy individual to join our small team in the daily running of The Perimeter as an Administrative Assistant. This individual should have good interpersonal skills and approach tasks with a solution-oriented mindset.

Job Description

The role is varied in its responsibilities, predominately working in front of house and administrative duties. The primary focus for this position is to offer support to the entire team in the daily running of their activities, working as an effective link with the wider team. This role will provide exposure to the daily working life of The Perimeter and is essential to the smooth running of all activities.

The successful applicant will be the first point of contact for visitors at The Perimeter, so it is important that they are always well-presented and welcoming. We are open to a diverse range of applicants, so please include any work experience in your application, including any retail/hospitality work.

This role will be based at The Perimeter in Bloomsbury 4 days per week (32 hours per week) Wednesday-Saturday during exhibition runs, and Tuesday-Friday during installation periods. Working will be on-site only with occasional evening requirements and no remote options.

Job Requirements

Essential Criteria

  • Strong attention to detail
  • Positive, solution-oriented attitude
  • Excellent organisational skills, time management and ability to prioritise tasks
  • Ability to manage a personal busy workload, in a calm and friendly manner, especially when under pressure and working with a small team
  • Excellent communication skills with a high level of friendly and professional customer service; articulate and well presented
  • Interpersonal skills balanced with professionalism and diplomacy
  • Numerate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and data entry experience
  • An interest in contemporary art
  • Operations, building management and keyholding experience is desirable
  • High level of IT skills: Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, working knowledge of art database(s), social media, Mac literate
  • Not required, but desirable – e-commerce experience, specifically experience with SumUp, Shopify, Transglobal and packing/shipping orders both locally and internationally

How to Apply

Please email a completed application pack by PDF to [email protected] with the subject line ‘Administrative Assistant’

To complete application, download the PDF form or send a new file with questionnaire completed

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