Executive Assistant to the Associate Dean, CHINA

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ICI Academic Support
Location:  China
Salary:  Competitive Salary
Closing Date: 
Reference:  22-AAAA1428Q-0750-2

Are you detail-oriented and obsessed with the organization? Are you excited by the prospect of helping a new organization grow? At the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), we are looking for a key position to help ICI become one of the best joint institutes in China. 

We are looking for an organized, articulate, self-starter to provide administrative support to the Institute of Creativity and Innovation’s Associate Dean and support international staff in navigating their new environment.

This is a permanent contract and the successful candidate will be fluent in Chinese and English, will have a university degree, preferably a master’s degree, and will have experience with two or more of the following:

• Providing administrative support
• Working in a complex organizational environment such as a university
• International partnerships
• Chinese-English translation and interpreting
• Microsoft Office suite 
• Finance, budgeting and reporting
• Staff recruiting support and administering HR policies

About Institute of Creativity and Innovation (ICI), China:

The Institute of Creativity and Innovation (ICI) is a dual-degree institute founded by Xiamen University (XMU) and the University for the Creative Arts (UCA). We’re located on XMU’s Zhangzhou campus, which boasts a park-like atmosphere, with mountains on one side and Amoy Bay on the other. It’s a short commute to beautiful beaches, or the city of Xiamen, the multicultural centre of South-East China.

• 25 days of personal holiday 
• Enrolment in the local government pension scheme
• Medical Insurance coverage in China for self and family
• Visa application expenses for self and family
• Flight cost
• Settling-In Allowance
• Annual repatriation (home visit) allowance
• Free accommodation in China for self and family
• School or Nursery/ Pre-school allowance
• Tax advice

If you would welcome an informal chat about the role before applying, or any aspect of living and working in China, please contact Philip Lambert by email (philip.lambert@uca.ac.uk ) providing your contact details. 

Come and join a growing community of design professionals in a location that inspires creativity – you won’t be disappointed.

HOW TO APPLY?

Please click on the Apply Online button below and upload your CV and a cover letter stating your suitability for the role. You can also upload your portfolio and any supporting documents, which would be desirable.

Priority will be given to applicants with experience working in the UK, or other countries where courses are taught in English.

Candidates must be able to meet the Chinese visa requirements. UCA will assist with obtaining a visa.

Interviews will be ongoing; this role will remain open until filled. 

At UCA, creativity and innovation are at the heart of what we do. Our legacy of educating eager and passionate artists, makers, and thinkers runs back almost 160 years, and today we’re helping shape a global future that supports and nourishes talent worldwide.

Further details:

The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) aims to be a welcoming and inclusive University that is truly representative of all of the diversity in society. We particularly encourage applications from people from minoritised ethnic groups and people with disabilities who are currently under-represented within the University.