Are you an organised, yet adaptable team player? Do you find yourself to be an excellent communicator? A new role in our Dover port is now available and it could be just the one for you!

Working 16 hours per week at our Dover port, you will be expected to assist with bookings for crew, contractors and suppliers whilst maintaining the highest level of customer services in all means of communication. You will work alongside the team in researching and responding to Data Protection Act requests as well as filing and data recording any of our Lost Property intake for the BU Channel. You should be keen to become fluent in all Microsoft applications and any other systems as required. This role requires you to be flexible in order to complete other administration tasks as the business need changes.

We need you to have strong verbal, written & interpersonal skills as you will be required to communicate with all different levels of staff within the business as well as some members of the general public. You should be self-motivated and have the ability to use your own initiative in order to complete tasks efficiently and to the best of your ability. A degree of flexibility and adaptability is required, to be successful in this role. Your role will predominantly be dealing with personal details and items of value therefore, confidentiality and trustworthiness are imperative.

Now about what we can give you. You’ll be able to access some fantastic benefits such as:

• Life assurance cover
• Contributory company pension scheme
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Free ferry travel for up to 4 guests between Dover and Calais / Newcastle and Amsterdam with no limit on trips
• Full employee assistance programme including:
• Proactive financial, emotional, mental, and physical health care support including face to face counselling, fast 24/7 access to a GP, a second medical opinion and legal support for colleagues and their family
• Huge range of retail discounts from high street and online retailers
• Cashback on health care including dental, optical, physiotherapy, prescriptions, specialist consultations and much more
• Access to Thrive, our award-winning Wellbeing platform
• Access to mental health first aid and opportunity to join support webinars with a focus on all areas of positive wellbeing

Who We Are…? DFDS provides shipping and transport services in Europe, generating annual revenues of EUR 1.9bn. To over 8,400 freight customers, we deliver high performance and superior reliability through shipping and port terminal services, and transport and logistics solutions. For six million passengers, we provide safe overnight and short sea ferry services. Our 10,000 employees are located on ships and in offices across more than 20 countries. DFDS was founded in 1866, is headquartered in Copenhagen, and listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen.  In the UK, DFDS prides itself on having signed the Armed Forces Covenant and membership of the Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network.

Interested? Apply now!   If you’re looking for a varied role and have a desire to work in one of Northern Europe’s leading shipping and logistics company, please send us across your CV!