Departmental Administrator (EHA1945-1120)

Make a difference, every day, to the lives of our students.

About You

You will be a competent administrative professional, able to work with efficiency and attention to detail to support the needs of one of the largest departments in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Strong communication skills in both in written and oral form will enable you to be successful in the role, as you work closely with colleagues across the Faculty and other services. You will have experience in an administrative role and be able to use all MS Office programmes, including excellent knowledge of Excel and the use of spreadsheets for a variety of functions. You will demonstrate a proactive approach, able to work on your own initiative to solve administrative problems. The ideal candidate will also maintain a professional approach and demonstrate outstanding organisational skills, with the ability to work to deadlines and provide organisational support to others.

About the Role

The postholder, as a member of the Departmental Administration team based within the Business School, will enjoy being part of a supportive team in a diverse academic environment. S/he will provide administrative and organisational support to the department and students, having contact with a wide range of stakeholders within the department, the wider University and the within the local community to ensure University and Faculty policies and procedures are adhered to within the Department.

Rewards/Benefits

You will benefit from 22 days annual leave plus 13 bank holiday and University closure days per annum, pro rata. We aim to provide our staff with a positive work life balance and have a range of schemes in place to support this. Your continued professional development is as important to us as it is to you and we demonstrate this through our investment in your CPD activity. 

You will be automatically enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme and have access to our staff benefits platform, which provides you with discounts across the high street to help you save money on your everyday spending such as supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more. We also offer discounted membership to our state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities.

About Us

Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education.
The University has been ranked Best University Workplace (Times Higher Education 2015), judged Best UK Employer (European Business Awards 2016) and highly commended in Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2017 for Workplace of the Year.
The Times Higher ‘University of the Year’ award celebrated our distinct role in “transforming lives” – reflecting a distinctive philosophy of creating opportunity from excellence.
Based on an award-winning campus in West Lancashire, Edge Hill University offers a stimulating and empowering environment for ambitious and high performing professionals.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy you may wish to contact: Yvonne Baum, Departmental Administration Manager at Yvonne.Baum@edgehill.ac.uk
At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Closing Date: 26 Nov 2020
Category: Support