Office Manager (part-time)

META is seeking a part-time Office Manager for our UK facility in London, working primarily in-person, with some remote flexibility.

What You’ll Do:  

Your role will be to develop, implement and evaluate procedures with team members to ensure the team members operate efficiently. 

Some of the typical responsibilities will include:  

• Ensure the smooth running of the day-to-day finance systems (purchase orders, invoices, expenses, etc.) and make recommendations on efficiency improvements where appropriate
• Maintain an effective office environment providing administrative support to all members of the team, including travel bookings and meeting arrangements
• Interface with HQ, providing support and a point of contact for admin functions, and ensuring company policies are uniformly adapted in the UK locations 
• Manage facilities and service contracts for the London office
• Occasionally undertake some basic project administration (non-technical) to ensure the efficient running of external grant funded project and the site's patent portfolio
• Schedule meetings and appointments  
• Partner with HR to update and maintain office policies 
• Provide general support to visitors 
• Assist in the onboarding process for new hires 
• Liaise with facility management vendors, including cleaning, catering and security services 
  

Minimum qualifications:  

• Post-secondary education
• 2years' experience in office administration
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Enthusiastic and flexible. Good MS Office skills are essential

Preferred qualifications:  

• Management related Diploma or Degree
• 2years'+ experience in a start-up environment
• 1y+ experience with a project management software like Asana, Trello or similar
• Excellent IT knowledge 

Feel like you can’t tick all the boxes above? If you have some of the skills and experience that we’re looking for and are willing to use your talent to learn the rest, we encourage you to apply!  

What You’ll Love About Us:   

META is a fast-growing company with a positive and committed work culture and a phenomenally talented workforce. Our employees are inspired to do exceptional and innovative work, are proud to contribute to the success of the company and are our greatest asset.   

META attracts people from many countries and cultures, with over 37 spoken languages represented across our teams. META believes that diversity drives creativity and innovation. We welcome and encourage applications from underrepresented populations; Aboriginal peoples, racialized persons, people living with disabilities (including invisible and episodic disabilities) and members of the LGBTQ2 community.  

Our Benefits:   

• META (MMAT) Equity  
• Retirement Savings Matching   
• Competitive paid time off policy; vacation, paid sick leave; personal days; time off between Christmas day and New Year’s day  

• Casual dress 

About Us:  

Meta Materials Inc. “META®” (NASDAQ: MMAT) is a developer of high-performance functional materials and intelligent surfaces that are scalable, sustainable, and efficient. Through applied physics and advanced design, we are pioneering a new class of multi-functional materials — called metamaterials — which have engineered properties that Go Beyond what is found in nature. Our extensive technology platform encompasses three core capabilities, holography, lithography, and wireless sensing, and is software and AI-design driven. This allows us to develop a library of solutions and functional prototypes much faster and at lower cost than traditional chemical synthesis. 
 
Our technology platform enables leading global brands to deliver breakthrough products to their customers in consumer electronics, 5G communications, health and wellness, aerospace, automotive, and clean energy. Our nano-optic technology provides anti-counterfeiting security features for government documents and currencies and authentication for brands. 
 
META has worked with some of the world’s leading companies including Airbus, Satair, Lockheed Martin, and Sekisui. META’s Nanotech business recently renewed a frame agreement with a top-ten central bank to develop a new security feature, and has delivered its LumaChrome™ security feature for more than 30 banknote denominations. 
 
At META we make surfaces smarter, more sustainable, and we do more with less. Together with our partners, we go beyond what’s possible today by creating intelligent surfaces that protect, detect and connect. 
 
Our achievements have been widely recognized, including being named a Lux Research Innovator of the Year in 2021. Learn more at www.metamaterial.com