Job description
We are seeking to appoint a professional and highly motivated Personal Assistant to assist Professor Yang Shi and Professor Richard White at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine.
You will be responsible for managing the diaries of Professor Yang Shi and Professor Richard White. You will act as a first point of contact to visitors, and also corresponding via post, email and telephone. You will arrange meetings and prepare papers, agendas, minutes and briefing notes. Other responsibilities include providing administrative support on financial matters, making travel arrangements both nationally and internationally, and keeping records in a filing system.
It is essential that you are educated to A-Level standard, with experience of diary management in a similar role, including making complex travel arrangements. You will be proficient in typing with the ability to draft correspondence and to produce well-presented reports. It is essential you have excellent computer skills including email, Word, Excel and the internet. Having a high standard of numeracy skills is essential, as is experience working on confidential matters with tact and discretion. You will have the ability to manage and prioritise a varied and busy workload and work to deadlines with a high level of accuracy.
Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience.
This position is offered full time on a fixed term contract for 3 years, and is funded by the Department.
Only applications received before 12 midday on 31 March 2023 will be considered. Please quote 163972 on all correspondence.