Reception and Administrative Assistant

Reception and Administrative Assistant (2 posts)

Department of Biochemistry

Pay Scale: STANDARD GRADE 4

Salary (£): Grade 4: £25,138 - £28,759 per annum

Location: Department of Biochemistry, South Parks Road, Oxford

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time

About the role

The Reception team are integral to the success of the DCH Building. They act as the public face of the institute, ensuring a professional and welcoming service is provided to all visitors and users of the building. They also play a lead role on supporting building security by overseeing the access management process.

The Reception and Administrative Assistant plays an important role in supporting the delivery of key aspects of building operations. They will work with the Head Receptionist and Senior Administrator to ensure an efficient and effective reception service is provided.

Two posts are available for this position, which are both full-time and permanent.

The actual starting salary offered will be based on qualifications and relevant skills acquired and will also be determined by the funding available.

What We Offer

Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including:

•       An excellent contributory pension scheme

•       38 days annual leave

•       A comprehensive range of childcare services

•       Family leave schemes

•       Cycle loan scheme

•       Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

•       Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

The University also runs an enormous amount of social groups and sports clubs for those looking for more than just a great place to work.

About you

You will act as the first point of contact for all building user, visitors and contractors to the building, ensuring a professional, welcoming appearance and environment is maintained.

You should have previous administrative experience in an office environment and reception work. Excellent computer competency including Word, Excel and Outlook is essential as well as excellent communications skills with the ability to work with people at all levels. You should have a high attention to detail, along with good organisation skills and an ability to work towards tight deadlines. Being able to work as part of a team as well as prioritising your own workload is imperative.

You should have a positive and flexible approach, and be able to adapt to new challenges and strive for continuous improvement within a work environment.

Application Process

You will be required to upload a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria, curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online

Only applications received before noon Wednesday 5th June 2024 can be considered, with interviews for shortlisted candidates to be held as soon as possible thereafter.

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