Departmental Assistant London, England
Job description
Founded in 1894, City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location.
City attracts around 20,000 students (over 40% postgraduate level) from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries.
In the last decade, City has almost tripled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research. During this period, City has made significant investments in its academic staff, its estate and its infrastructure and continues to work towards realizing its vision of being a leading global university.
Background
We are looking for a Departmental Assistant to support the Departmental Administrator and staff with the Nursing Department to ensure that the department runs smoothly, efficiently and effectively at all times.
Responsibilities
To provide routine secretarial support to include typing of day-to-day correspondence, maintaining filing systems, photocopying and using a variety of software packages to produce correspondence, documents, spreadsheets and databases. Assessing priorities in correspondence/emails and telephone calls.
Person Specification
Excellent organisational skills are required including the ability to plan, prioritise and manage own workload and be confident in the use of IT systems; MS Office packages Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
A high level of interpersonal communications skills, both written and oral, using a 'customer-centred' approach.
A high level of accuracy and meticulous attention to detail and the ability to prioritise tasks.
Additional Information
City offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.
The role is available from 1st October 2023 or earlier by negotiation.
Closing date for applications: 20th August 2023 at 11:59pm.
Interviews are scheduled for 6th September 2023.
Subject to agreement, relevant Professional Services roles may be undertaken in a hybrid way. This involves a combination of working on campus and at home each week.
Where hybrid working can be accommodated, specific arrangements will be agreed with the successful candidate before their start date. Regardless of where colleagues are working, City, University of London’s premises will be their primary and contractual place of work.
City, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.
We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.
The University of business, practice and the professions.
