Administrator

The School of Physics, Engineering and Technology brings physicists and engineers together to push the frontiers of knowledge, foster innovation and meet the grand challenges facing society. Our aim is to deliver world-leading research in both fundamental and applied areas whilst developing new technologies that work for the public good, in an environment where everyone can thrive.

As a School, equality, diversity, and inclusion are central to our culture and we strive to provide a working environment which allows all staff and students to contribute fully, to flourish, and to excel. We aim to ensure that there is a supportive and egalitarian culture at all levels and across all staff groups and offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds. We are proud to hold Juno Champion and Athena Swan silver awards, which recognise our commitment to creating an equitable and fully inclusive environment in which staff and students can thrive.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and talented individual to join the Admin Team in the School of PET. The Admin Team provides administrative support to the following areas: HR, general school enquiries, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, PA to HoS, staff events, committee servicing, research group support, academic and research accommodation and travel bookings, staff communications, and social media.

This role is busy and varied involving daily contact with academic, research, teaching and professional support staff within the school, as well as colleagues from central professional support services. Applicants should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to multitask and prioritise.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications needed:

• Experience of working in a varied administrative role effectively balancing competing priorities
• Experience of providing an excellent standard of service to a range of customers, including excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• A high degree of attention to detail; able to use initiative; good problem-solving skills; organised yet flexible
• Commitment to actively championing respect, inclusivity, equality and diversity
• Knowledge of HR policies and procedures, experience of handling confidential information, and the ability to create/maintain web pages and social media are all desirable.

This role is full time but flexibility is available for 0.8FTE (29.6 hours per week).

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves. We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum (essential) criteria for each position will be offered an interview.