Admin Assistant – 1225-22

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Salary:

£21,197 to £23,144

Closing Date:  

Wednesday 16 November 2022

Interview Date:  

Monday 28 November 2022

Reference:  

1225-22

The Faulty of Science and Technology are looking to recruit a highly motivated individual to join their team in LEC. This part-time fixed-term maternity cover Administrative Assistant role will be central to the department, providing a day-to-day contact point and working closely with the respective Departmental Administrator and colleagues to provide proactive operational support in all areas of the daily running of the department. The role will give you the opportunity to gain experience working in a busy Academic teaching and research active Department. 

ABOUT YOU

The successful candidate will:

• Have strong organisational skills and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Be a self-motivated team player and also be able to work on your own.
• Have experience of providing excellent customer service in a busy and varied office environment as well as experience in Microsoft Office packages.
• Be able to demonstrate a courteous and professional manner, and an ability to use initiative, when responding to emails and enquiries.

THE BENEFITS OF THE ROLE

• Generous holiday leave – 25 days (pro-rata) annual leave plus University closure days and bank holidays.
• Access to employee pension scheme, and annual flexible benefits scheme.
• We are committed to promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion across the Faculty, and supporting family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis. The department holds an Athena Swan Award, which recognise and celebrate good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in Higher Education and research. The department has also attained Juno Champion status.

The post is available for a start from December 2022.

Please upload a cover letter to your application. 

Further details:

We promote equality of opportunity and diversity within the workplace and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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