"Administrative Assistant"

University of East Anglia - Faculty of Medicine and Health – Faculty Professional Services - School of Health Sciences

Location:	Norwich
Salary:	£24,685 Salary on appointment will be £24,685 per annum with an annual increment up to £26,093 per annum.
Hours:	Full Time
Contract Type:	Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On:	19th December 2025
Closes:	9th January 2026
Job Ref:	SC4913

We are seeking to recruit an efficient Administrative Assistant to support practice education administration activities in the School of Health Sciences.

Working with the Director of Practice Education and a Senior Data and Projects Co-ordinator, you will have a particular focus on management information, practice assessment and compliance support; alongside delivering a strong customer service to both internal and external stakeholders.

You will have a good standard of secondary education or equivalent experience in a similar role. Strong organisational, interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to manage a varied workload in a high paced environment.

You must be a competent user of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint. The ability to carry out basic qualitative data handling, including organising, coding and summarising text-based information with supervision, would be advantageous.

This full-time post is available from 26 January 2026 on a fixed term basis for 10 months.

UEA offers a variety of flexible working options and although this role is advertised on a full-time basis, we encourage applications from individuals who would prefer a flexible working pattern including annualised hours, compressed working hours, part time, job share, term-time only and/or hybrid working. Details of preferred hours should be stated in the personal statement and will be discussed further at interview.

Benefits include:

• 34 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and University Customary days (pro rata for part-time).
• Family and Work-life balance policies including hybrid working and considerable maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption leave.
• Generous pension scheme with life cover for dependants, plus incapacity cover.
• Health and Wellbeing: discounted access to Sportspark facilities, relaxation rooms, 320 acres of rolling parkland, wellbeing walks, Wellbeing Ambassador network, on-campus medical centre including NHS Dentist, Occupational Health and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• Campus Facilities: Sportspark, library, nursery, supermarket, post office, bars and catering outlets.
• Exclusive shopping discounts to help cut the cost of household bills, public transport discounts and childcare and Cycle to Work salary sacrifice schemes where eligible.
• Personal Development: unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning courses, specialist advice and training from our Organisational Development and Professional Learning Team.

Closing date: 9 January 2026

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