Theme Administrator

Contract Type: Fixed Term (Up to 12 months - there is a need for temporary cover)

We are looking for an experienced Administrator to support activity across our Academic Themes as well as our general staff and PGR community in the School of Computing.  

You will play a vital role in supporting all Theme staff and being the first point of contact for Postgraduate Research Students and staff within each Theme.  You will have experience of working in a busy office environment, experience of providing high-level administrative support and organising and supporting meetings and events. You will be flexible with good communication and interpersonal skills and as you will be working with a variety of colleagues, you will demonstrate a high level of personal responsibility and initiative in all areas of the role, with the ability to deal with varied tasks, juggle priorities, and have the ability to prioritise your work against tight deadlines.

We are based in the newly formed Sir William Henry Bragg Building, the University’s £96M investment in the state-of-the-art Bragg Centre for Materials Research. Our research ranges from fundamental advances in algorithms and our understanding of computation to highly applied research into new display technologies for clinical diagnosis, energy-efficient data centres, and profound insight into data through visualisation. We have strong links with the Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, Robotics Leeds, and the Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics. We're also a partner of The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s national data science and artificial intelligence institute.

So if you are looking for an exciting new opportunity and would like to join a friendly team, based within a successful expanding School and working in a state-of-the-art building, we would love to hear from you. 

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Susan Hobson, School Administration Manager, School of Computing:

(email: S.Hobson@leeds.ac.uk) 

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available. And much more!  

Salary Requirements of the Skilled Worker Visa Route  

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role is not suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants.  Information on other visa options is available at: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Downloads: Candidate Brief (PDF)

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