School of Engineering, College of Science & Engineering.
Grade: UE05.
Salary Range: £28,879 - £33,232.
Contract type: Open-Ended
Hours per week: 35 hours (full time; Mon-Fri, 09:00-17:00)
The Opportunity:
The School of Engineering is seeking to appoint a highly organised, self-motivated and flexible appointee to work within one of the four teaching disciplines within the School. The postholder will provide administrative support to the Director of Discipline and Discipline Programme Manager as well as the day to day supervision of one Discipline Support Administrative Assistant located within the Teaching Support Office.
The postholder is directly responsible for the administration and support of senior honours and taught masters’ programmes and courses for the discipline, providing support to the Academic Course Organisers and Taught Masters Programme Directors. As well as contributing to the development of administrative processes and procedures, they will have strong communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to plan their own workload, and will be able to demonstrate a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Applicants must possess strong IT skills, including experience of Microsoft Word and Excel, have experience of committee servicing and minute taking, plus relevant work experience, ideally in an education-related environment.
Your skills and attributes for success:
1. Experience of using IT systems, software and databases
2. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a strong customer focussed attitude.
3. Strong organisational skills, with the ability to plan own workload, and take in to account the workloads of others
4. High levels of accuracy and attention to detail in both written and figure work.
This position is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to further develop a career in University professional services, in a School with a proven commitment to training and staff development. Please apply with CV and a supporting cover letter with details of how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience required, and your motivation for applying for this post.