Administrative Support Officer/PA

Salary: Grade 5 (£25,285 - £28,929 p.a. depending on experience)

This role will be based in Nexus on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements including job share. This would also make an excellent secondment opportunity.

Do you have experience of providing high level administrative support? Do you have excellent communication skills? Can you work independently, to support a range of projects? Are you organised and used to working in a busy environment?

The University of Leeds is one of the top 135 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

The University’s Academic Strategic Plan (2020-2030) aims to create a research culture and environment that places the University of Leeds at the centre of a global research and innovation community, delivering truly transformational fundamental and challenge-led research that advances knowledge and creates solutions to local, national and global challenges. Within this, improving links with external partners, including industry, to facilitate collaborative research, drive opportunities for innovation and ensure our research can be effectively translated to deliver economic and societal value is seen as essential.

We are seeking a motivated and proactive Administrative Support Officer/PA who will join a passionate team in Nexus, which is committed to help researchers accelerate their entrepreneurial skills, and businesses unlock the potential of their ideas, achieve their chosen outcomes, and grow effective long-term partnerships for research and innovation.

This is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of capacity building projects which provide a significant boost for innovation engagement and entrepreneurial development with researchers and businesses. As Administrative Support Officer, you will provide flexible, efficient, and effective administrative/PA support to the Nexus Director and Head of Skills Development, as well as a range of activities including but not limited to the Michael Beverley Innovation Fellowship, Entrepreneurs in Residence Pilot and KPMG Talent project.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – that’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

Interviews expected to be held on afternoons of either Tuesday 16th or Wednesday 17th May 2023.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Jo Howorth, Head of Skills Development

[email protected]

Further details:

• Candidate Brief