Infrastructure and Projects Assistant

Technical Services

This part-time (22.5hrs per wk) post is available immediately on a permanent basis.

Summary of the role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Administrative Assistant to join Technical Services, providing customer focussed enquiry, administrative and support service for the College of Medicine and Health, based at the St Luke’s campus. You will be working effectively within a wider team to deliver a “seamless service” to staff, students and external contacts.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – you will be based on site with flexibility to work from home when business needs allow. 

About you

We are looking for someone with excellent organisational, IT and communication skills, with strong relevant experience in an administrative or clerical role in an office environment. You will have experience of working collaboratively and proactively in a busy environment, delivery exceptional customer service and handling complex enquiries.

The role requires a flexible, friendly and professional individual with excellent attention to detail, and with the ability to manage and prioritise diverse workload often with tight deadlines in potentially sensitive situations.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter is a proud supporter of the Technician Commitment, a charter focussing on the visibility, recognition and career development of our technical staff. For further information please see our website.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 39 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 and QS World University Ranking 2022). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2017.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

With over 27,000 students and 6,400 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. Reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Further information

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact contact Veronica Zuccolo, [email protected]