administrative assistant Manchester, England
Job description
The post holder will work with the Head of Institute Operations and Partnerships to manage and coordinate the operations of the HCRI Office and to ensure efficient and effective support to the Directors of HCRI and their areas of work.
Based in the Institute’s professional services office in the Ellen Wilkinson Building, the post holder will be part of a small team of who provide administrative support to academic staff.
The post holder will be responsible for management and provsions of support services and operations in the areas such as: servicing Institute meetings, communications, finance and travel, HR, customer service support, project coordination (teaching & learning) estates and office resources.
The Institute Administrator will provide professional, confidential, and effective support to enable the Institute to undertake the full range of day-to-day activities efficiently and will manage the Institute’s communications.
The post holder is expected to be a proactive self-starter, able to work quickly and efficiently, independently and with others, providing information, resolving problems, and providing creative solutions as required. They should keep up to date with all aspects of the Institute’s activities.
The Institute Administrator has a key outward facing responsibility and is often the first point of contact. The postholder is responsible for managing and routing queries regarding the Institute to relevant people within the University.
What you will get in return:
- Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
- Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
- Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
- Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
- Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers
As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here
Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.
Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to [email protected].
Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.
Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Adele Aubrey
Email: [email protected]
General enquiries:
Email: [email protected]
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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.
Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.
