The opportunity:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Receptionist to join our team here at Markel International. The role will report into our Support Services Manager and will involve working on our main reception desk at our Leeds.

What you’ll be doing:

• Be the Front of House face of our Leeds office

• Meet and Greet all clients and associates including managing conference facilities and room bookings/catering requirements of Leeds office

• Provide Facilities support to Operations and Support services Manager

• Be responsible for general office admin ensuring all Leeds post is managed and distributed in a timely manner adhering to any deadlines and data protection regulations

• Provide excellent Customer Service for inbound reception calls maintaining service levels

• Ensure all security/H&S requirements are maintained when welcoming visitors and new starters within required standards in line with relevant procedure

Our must haves:

• Demonstrate strong communication and organisational skills with an ability to prioritise workload

• Good IT skills including strong attention to detail and accuracy managing and logging calls

• Excellent Customer Service skills

• Demonstrate first class client care and communication skills across all levels.

• Effective team player, demonstrate positive and co-operative interaction with team members.

Who we are:

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory, and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What’s in it for you?

• A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package…

• 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave

• Fantastic company pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer

• There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we can provide the support needed to do just that!

Are you ready to play your part?

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at rec@markel.com or call us at 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.