Receptionist

Join us at EIT:

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas:

• Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology
• Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture
• Climate Change & Managing CO₂
• Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org.

Your Role:

We are seeking confident, professional, and customer-focused Receptionists who thrive in fast-paced corporate environments. Our Receptionists are the welcoming face of EIT to everyone that walks through our doors. This is a pivotal role where you’ll create a positive first impression for clients, visitors, and colleagues while ensuring our front-of-house operations run seamlessly. We have multiple full-time openings to accommodate the opening of new buildings at EIT and wish to start our Receptionists as soon as possible.

Your Responsibilities:

• Be the first point of contact: Greeting visitors and clients in a warm, friendly and professional manner, assisting with queries, and directing them to the right person or department.
• Maintain a professional reception area: Ensuring cleanliness, security compliance, and a welcoming atmosphere.
• Handle communications: Answering calls, managing email inquiries, and relaying messages accurately to employees throughout the institute.
• Support office operations: Assisting with calendar management, document preparation, deliveries, and inventory of supplies.
• Coordinate events and meetings: Assisting with the organisation of conferences, presentations, and special events, including refreshments.
• Travel arrangements: Assisting staff with booking travel when needed.