Assistant Administrator (School Office)

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Assistant Administrator to join the University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering Professional Services team.

As Assistant Administrator, you will provide comprehensive support to staff, students and programmes within the Faculty.  Under the direction of the Senior Support Administrator within the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences and as a member of the Faculty’s School Support team, you will deliver excellent customer service and administrative support, including arranging meetings, producing agendas and minutes, supporting events and activities and undertaking a variety of other administrative support tasks. 

You will have a good level of administrative experience and demonstrable knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and digital skills.  Excellent verbal and written communication skills, accuracy and attention to detail are essential.  You will need to be able to contribute and be confident when working as part of a team and be equally comfortable using your initiative and working on your own.  Being flexible in an ever-changing and challenging environment will be vital. 

Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Donella Bone, Senior Support Administrator, by email at [email protected]

Interviews are likely to take place on Thursday 7 March 2024 and you will be notified if you have been shortlisted or not.

This is a part-time position working 15 hours per week over 3 days on a permanent basis.

We offer a competitive salary package and a generous pension and holiday scheme. We also offer a range of other benefits, including ongoing development opportunities.  A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here .

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.

The University of Plymouth is a diverse, welcoming community where everyone makes a difference and is encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. To find out more about our inclusive community, initiatives such as Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter and our range of benefits / support mechanisms such as flexible working, staff networks and enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption leave please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages

We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups such as BAME/BIPOC and LGBT+

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