Organisation
Cranfield University
Based at
Cranfield and Milton Keynes
Hours of work
Monday to Friday 08.00-13.00 (25 hours per week) or Monday to Friday 12.30 – 18.00,17.00 on Fridays (26.5 hours per week)
Fixed Term Period
12 Months
Salary
Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £22,204 to £24,549 per annum, pro rata, with potential progression up to £27,972 per annum pro rata (25 or 26.5 hours per week)
About the Role
This varied role will be at the heart of MK:U operations in our busy building in central Milton Keynes. You will be the main point of contact for all arrivals, including students, our Innovation Hub members, visitors and staff, providing them with a first-class reception experience. You will work closely with our growing team across MK:U and Cranfield University, co-ordinating a range of activities and welcoming guests and visitors to our state of the art education and innovation facilities.
About You
You will enjoy working with a diverse team in a role where no two days are the same! We’re looking for someone that is hands on and proactive, with an eye for detail and spotting what needs to be done and a determination to get on and sort things out.
You’ll be comfortable working with and around technology, whether that is greeting a robotics company or supporting a colleague or visitor with our AV systems for instance connecting to a screen or setting up a presentation (we’ll train you). You’ll also be a natural organiser, with experience working in a customer facing administrative role. You’ll be warm and unflappable, always able to greet our students and customers with a smile and deal with their questions.
About Us
MK:U is an exciting new addition to the Cranfield University educational family; a new model university for Milton Keynes, designed to meet urgent technological and skills gaps. MK:U's education is designed in consultation with industry, to fill growing skills gaps. We are: innovative, exciting, inclusive and relevant.
Our Values and Commitments
Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here .
We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme.We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families . Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here .
Working Arrangements
Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.
How to apply
Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: [email protected] . Please quote reference number 4332.
Closing date for receipt of applications: 24 January 2023
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