Senior Executive Assistant

The School of Modern Languages is seeking to appoint an exceptional Senior Executive Assistant.

This is an important executive role within the School, the main purpose of which is to provide high-level, professional and proactive executive assistance and personal support to the Head of School and School Manager in running the School. The Senior Executive Assistant will manage a small team comprising an Executive Assistant and School Assistant who form the Executive Support Team.

The Senior Executive Assistant leads a team of colleagues to provide high-level executive support to the School of Modern Languages Senior Management Team, but also to other members of School.

The role holder will organise their own day-to-day and will provide excellent customer service to colleagues. A typical day in this post finds the Senior Executive Assistant managing the team, providing personal assistant support to the Head of School including complex diary management, dealing with day-to-day queries from the team and staff within the school.

We are looking for someone committed and reliable with a proactive attitude to work, who thrives on helping colleagues.

• You should apply if you are passionate about working in office management and administration in higher education and can work in a busy team environment.
• You have excellent customer service and interpersonal skills and can build relationships with key stakeholders.
• You are resilient and solutions focused with the ability to use your own initiative and judgement to complete tasks.
• You are confident working independently and be able to deal with ambiguity, as well as working effectively with others in a busy team environment.
• You possess strong organisation and prioritisation skills and have excellent attention to detail.
• You are a strong team player, who likes problem solving.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Interviews are expected to be held on Monday 20th May 2024

For informal enquires, please contact: Heather Williams, [email protected]  

We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.

The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.

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The School of Modern Languages is seeking to appoint an exceptional Senior Executive Assistant.

This is an important executive role within the School, the main purpose of which is to provide high-level, professional and proactive executive assistance and personal support to the Head of School and School Manager in running the School. The Senior Executive Assistant will manage a small team comprising an Executive Assistant and School Assistant who form the Executive Support Team.

The Senior Executive Assistant leads a team of colleagues to provide high-level executive support to the School of Modern Languages Senior Management Team, but also to other members of School.

The role holder will organise their own day-to-day and will provide excellent customer service to colleagues. A typical day in this post finds the Senior Executive Assistant managing the team, providing personal assistant support to the Head of School including complex diary management, dealing with day-to-day queries from the team and staff within the school.

We are looking for someone committed and reliable with a proactive attitude to work, who thrives on helping colleagues.

• You should apply if you are passionate about working in office management and administration in higher education and can work in a busy team environment.
• You have excellent customer service and interpersonal skills and can build relationships with key stakeholders.
• You are resilient and solutions focused with the ability to use your own initiative and judgement to complete tasks.
• You are confident working independently and be able to deal with ambiguity, as well as working effectively with others in a busy team environment.
• You possess strong organisation and prioritisation skills and have excellent attention to detail.
• You are a strong team player, who likes problem solving.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Interviews are expected to be held on Monday 20th May 2024

For informal enquires, please contact: Heather Williams, [email protected]  

We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.

The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.

Available documents