Registry Support Team Leader (and PA to the Academic Registrar)

We are seeking to recruit a Senior Personal Assistant to support our Academic Registrar, Senior Leadership team and the wider Academic Registry directorate. The Academic Registry’s primary function is to oversee and deliver a broad range of services, which support and enhance the University’s academic mission, acting as a key enabler for the delivery of its Education and Student Experience Strategy.

You will manage the Academic Registrar’s diary, minute, and prepare meeting papers, and liaise with the University’s Executive team and with external stakeholders. You will also manage the Registry Support team, providing administrative assistance across many areas within the Academic Registry directorate.

You will have significant experience in providing administrative support to colleagues in senior management roles and demonstrable experience in meeting servicing. You should possess strong communication skills and be able to plan and prioritise competing demands whilst being tactful and maintaining confidentiality.

The post will be located on the Fourth Floor of the Nancy Astor Building on the University’s main campus.

For an informal discussion please contact Terry Vallance via e-mail initially at terry.vallance@plymouth.ac.uk.

Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

Closing date: 12 Midnight, Wednesday 31^st July 2024

Interviews are expected to take during the week commencing Monday 12^th August 2024 and you will be notified if you have been shortlisted or not.

This is a full-time, permanent position, working 37 hours a week.

Remote working is available up to 2 days a week.

We offer a competitive salary package and a generous pension and holiday scheme. We also offer a range of other benefits/support mechanisms, including ongoing development opportunities, flexible working, staff networks and enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.

The University of Plymouth is an inclusive community where everyone is welcomed regardless of their background. To find out more about our inclusive community initiatives, such as Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter, please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages.

We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented communities at the University of Plymouth, such as carers/parents, people with disabilities, ethnically diverse, LGBT+, and people from all socio-economic backgrounds.

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