Department Administrative Assistant (FM11475)

About the role:

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join our team. You will play a vital role in supporting the administration of our departments, helping to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the Department Hub and providing frontline advice, support and information.  

You will bring a ‘happy to help’ approach to our agile, collaborative and innovative professional team. This is a hands-on role supporting academic staff and students in an exciting and dynamic University community.

The University of Bath offers a friendly and supportive working environment in which a motivated administrator can make a real difference to the efficient delivery of its activities.

This role is to work on a full-time basis, fixed term from 1st May 2024 for one year. The role will be based on campus.

For an informal discussion, please contact Creina O’Shea (cos42@bath.ac.uk) or Sarah Stead (sls39@bath.ac.uk), however please ensure you submit your application through our website.

About you:

Your work ethic and passion are more important to us than experience. We are very open to ambitious candidates who are at the start of their careers, and this could well be a springboard to more senior roles in the future.

Our ideal candidate will:

Have excellent organisational skillsDemonstrate a good use of initiativeBe an exceptional team playerHave the ability to multi-task and prioritise a busy workloadHave highly developed interpersonal skillsAbout us:

Learn more about our Faculty and its programmes here: http://www.bath.ac.uk/departments/faculty-of-engineering-design/

What we can offer you:

a very generous employer contributory pension schemegenerous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balancewe are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangementsan excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforcea wide range of personal and professional development opportunitiesa number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams. 

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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Closing Date: 17 Mar 2024

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £23,144 to £24,533