Administrative Assistant (Part Time) (SOC350921)

The School of Education is inviting applications for an Administrative Assistant role. Primarily, this will focus on the Centre for English Language Education (CELE) and will include providing support and advice to administrative and academic colleagues for taught courses.

The role will work within established procedures with minimum day to day supervision, to provide a range of services to agreed quality standards. The role holder will require a thorough understanding of relevant systems/processes of the working environment, gained through vocational qualification with work experience, or relevant work experience over some years. Role holders will organise their own day-to-day work to meet clear objectives. They will typically have specific responsibility for a clearly defined section or subsection of work and will be expected to deal with less routine queries/issues/requests, referring conflicts or more complex situations to the relevant person. Independence and initiative will be required to react to changing priorities and work circumstances, with scope to make decisions within clear parameters.

Applicants should be educated to GCSE level, including Grade C or above in English and Maths, or hold vocational qualifications (NVQ 2-3) or equivalent, with some relevant experience, or have significant experience in a related area. Applicants should also have good written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills.

This is a permanent, part-time post of 20 hours per week.

Interviews for this post will take place on 1st November.

At the University of Nottingham, we care for our staff, offering a flexible, comprehensive and competitive employee package as well as personal and professional development opportunities. We value all our staff because we know that it takes a strong and diverse workforce to continue to achieve our increasingly ambitious goals. As a University employee, you will have the opportunity to access a range of benefits and rewards including the Universities award winning, first-class fitness facilities. In addition, you will have access to over 6,000 leading discounts and offers at local and national retailers enabling you to save money on shopping, childcare and services. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 25 days annual leave with a further 8 Bank Holidays and 5 University Closure Days, as well as a highly attractive contributory pension scheme.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Kenneth Pollard, email Kenneth.Pollard@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Closing Date: 14 Oct 2021
Category: Administrative, Professional and Managerial (APM)