Administrative Assistant
About the role
The School of Economics is looking to recruit a full-time Administrative Assistant, until 31st December 2026, to provide a professional, efficient and friendly service. You will form part of a happy, dynamic executive support team who work closely together to ensure key School activities are managed and delivered on time.
Responsibilities
- Act as the first point of contact for the majority of staff from across the University, external contacts and visitors.
- Ensure that those visiting the School are made to feel welcome and that their queries have been addressed to a high standard by exhibiting tact, discretion, maintaining confidentiality as required and demonstrating a steady hand regardless of the volume of work.
- Independence and initiative will be required to react to changing priorities and work circumstances, with scope to make decisions within very clear parameters.
- Organise your own day-to-day work to meet clear objectives providing an effective service to others.
Requirements
- Possess a high level of accuracy and flexibility, as well as excellent organisational and customer service skills.
- Be a good team player, and also have excellent communication skills as you will be dealing with a wide range of colleagues on a daily basis.
- Experience in using a range of IT systems and ability to adapt to new systems and processes quickly.
Qualifications
We would particularly welcome applications from candidates with immediate availability and who, based on their experience and attitude, can demonstrate that they will hit the ground running in this role.
Benefits
This is a fixed-term cover role until 31/12/2026. The role is full-time / 35 hours and falls under the grade of D with a salary range of £24,685 - £26,093 per annum.
Schedule
The role is available in the School of Economics.
Pay
The salary range for this role is £24,685 - £26,093 per annum.