Organisation
Cranfield University
School/Department
School of Management
Based at
Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Hours of work
37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered
Salary
Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £22,204 to £24,549 per annum, with potential progression up to £27,972 per annum
About the Role
You will support the preparation and delivery of the Sustainable Business Group’s taught modules and research activities and provide administrative support to the four Group faculty and our growing network of Visiting Fellows and Professors. This will include supporting the Course Directors of the MSc in Management and Corporate Sustainability and the MSc Sustainability to ensure the smooth running of their courses, as well as assisting with the administration of current and future grant-funded projects. You will also provide administrative support for innovation and growth projects in the group including the provision of short course teaching and ‘Sustainable Futures Game’ workshops to business clients.
About You
You will have excellent organisational and administrative skills, and the ability to work with multiple internal and external stakeholders to support the high quality and timely delivery of projects. With strong communication skills, you will be able to assess priorities and meet deadlines, using your initiative to solve problems, and taking responsibility for setting up and improving the processes needed to achieve your deliverables, and the Group’s wider objectives. You are motivated and passionate about the positive impact the Sustainable Business Group has through helping businesses to become more sustainable.
About Us
As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here .
The Sustainable Business Group leads the School of Management’s sustainability-related research, teaching and practice. Our purpose is “to put sustainability at the heart of organisations and in the hearts of their leaders” with the ambition to be the leading UK university for helping organisations transform towards sustainability through research, teaching and knowledge exchange. We are a very friendly and collaborative team who work hard and support each other to achieve our ambitious objectives. Your contribution to the smooth running of the department and to student and client satisfaction with help our small team to continue to have big impact.
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
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Jayne Ashley, Executive Administrator, on (E): [email protected] .
Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: [email protected] . Please quote reference number 4269.
Closing date for receipt of applications: 14 November 2022
Interviews to be held: 29 November and 1 December 2022
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