Administrator to Pro Vice Chancellor (Science)( Fixed Term)

University of Nottingham

We are looking for a friendly, engaging, enthusiastic person to join the Faculty of Science administrative team on a fixed term basis. You will provide comprehensive, high quality and confidential administrative support to the Pro-Vice Chancellor for Science including committee and meeting support, diary management and other general administrative duties where required.

The post is primarily based on the University Park Campus. It will also be possible for the role holder to spend some time working from home if desired.

As an Administrator to the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Science you will:

• Provide administrative support to the Pro Vice Chancellor for Science, undertaking diary planning, monitoring and prioritisation, including management of the generic email inbox.
• Use your own judgement to draft responses for the PVC and prepare correspondence to a high standard, some of which is of a confidential nature.
• Act as a filter for key enquiries for University staff, students and dealing with such enquiries by channelling within the University, as required, and ensuring that actions are taken appropriately and promptly.
• General support for the central faculty administrative hub.

And you will bring:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• The ability to work independently to resolve complex internal and external queries and to provide and maintain a high level of customer service whilst working to deadlines.
• The ability to build working relationships within area of work and with external stakeholders/suppliers.
• Experience of planning own work activities in response to differing needs and deadlines and accuracy, reliability, willingness and adaptability to learn new skills and procedures are essential.
• Experience of minute/note taking would be beneficial but not essential.

We welcome applications from people who will enhance the diversity of our faculty team. The Faculty is committed to creating opportunities for people traditionally under-represented in Science.

This is a fixed term, full-time post (36.25 hours) for 18 months. Applications are also welcome from candidates wishing to work part-time (minimum 29 hours per week). Please specify in your application if you wish to work part-time and the number of preferred hours.

Please contact Africa Couto (Africa.couto@nottingham.ac.uk) if you have further questions about this role. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Further details:

Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion website.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) employer. Increasing the diversity of our community is extremely important to us and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident Scheme.

We are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award.

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We welcome applications from UK, Europe and worldwide and aim to make your move to the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page for details.

This position does not fulfil the UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship criteria for Skilled Worker, therefore we can only accept applications from candidates who already have the right to work in UK.