Executive Assistant

Founded in 1902, IOE has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just, and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

Led by the Director and Dean, the IOE Directorate is the central administrative office for the IOE and acts as the point of contact for senior central UCL officers, other faculties of UCL and external organisations. It is responsible for setting, managing and monitoring the overall strategic direction and operational plans for the IOE.

About the role

You will be primarily responsible for providing high-level executive support to members of the Directorate’s Executive team.

This is a pivotal role within the IOE’s Directorate. Working as part of a small team you will support senior leaders in organising their time, workload and agendas. Reporting to the Executive Officer, you will also manage duties such as committee servicing, compliance and governance duties.

About you

With excellent diary management and record-keeping skills, you will have a high degree of accuracy and the ability to pay close attention to detail.

In addition, you will have outstanding communication skills and the ability to deal effectively with a wide range of people, including colleagues at all levels of UCL

Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.

It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 26 September.

For a full job description and to apply for this role please visit UCL’s online recruitment portal (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs) and search using vacancy reference B16-01615

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits.

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

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