Position Details
School of Computer Science
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £28,397 to £30,210, with potential progression once in post to £33,938
Grade: 5
Part Time (21.6 hours per week)
Fixed Term contract up to September 2027
Closing date: 27th February 2025
UK travel may be required for this role
Our offer to you
People are at the heart of what we are and do. The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years and is recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.
We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University, and we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements.
In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme. We also have three high-quality subsidised day nurseries.
The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site.
Background
UKFin+ is an EPSRC funded £2.5M programme of funding, tackling financial services challenges. The project aims to grow a network across the UK to increase collaboration across regions, between academics and industry. The Senior Administrator will play a key role in organising events for the project as well as assisting in managing the funding process for the network.
Role Summary
As a Senior Administrator within UKFin+, you will provide support for a broad range of administrative duties. You will be able to use your wide range of skills, both technical and administrative, and have the opportunity to lead on specific tasks within a team.
Main Duties
* Deal with complex systems and procedures, offering advice on these, including deciding on the response to more complex queries.
* Exercise judgment on the answer to queries or on the direction of work within parameters set by your manager.
* Maintain high profile working relationships with key stakeholders, fielding enquiries and ensuring appropriate information is disseminated.
* Organise events including booking venues, sending invitations, managing bookings, and collating feedback.
* Manage some smaller projects on own initiative and contribute to wider projects.
* Use a variety of complex University systems to research, analyze, and interpret complex data.
* Support the management, development, and implementation of operational processes and systems.
* Process complex data, monitoring accuracy, and resolving issues as appropriate.
* Provide specialist advice and training to colleagues.
* Provide a professional secretarial service to relevant committees and meetings.
Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience
* Educated to A Level standard, or equivalent level 3 qualification or relevant work experience.
* Minimum of grade C/4 in Mathematics and English at GCSE or equivalent.
* Highly proficient IT skills, including MS Office suite and ability to learn new software.
* Proven ability to plan ahead and manage time effectively.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* High degree of professionalism, tact, and discretion.
* Ability to work effectively in a large, complex organisation.
* Understanding of equality and diversity in the workplace.
Dimensions
This role will require the exercise of personal initiative within and beyond the department.
Planning and Organising
The role is required to work independently on daily, weekly, and monthly tasks.
Problem Solving and Decision Making
They will work with direction from management but with a significant degree of autonomy.
Internal and External Relationships
This role will be liaising with internal colleagues and stakeholders.
Informal enquiries to Helen Orpin, email: ukfin@contacts.bham.ac.uk
We believe there is no such thing as a 'typical' member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength.
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