School Administrator

We’re looking for an agile, adaptable administrator to join our busy School Office team.

The Person

You will have excellent organisational skills, be happy to multitask and be ready to change track to tackle the next priority task. As part of a busy team you will be equally comfortable tackling tasks with others or working on your own.

Confident with numbers you will able to manage financial transactions, track spending and chase up suppliers and payments.

You should have strong IT skills including MS Office and be ready to learn the different University systems and processes.

A good communicator, both written and verbal, you will feel at ease working with and supporting a wide range of colleagues, students and external contacts.

The Role

Our School Administrators are at the heart of supporting colleagues to deliver our objectives in education, research and engagement. On any day the role can include managing events, supporting staff recruitment, purchasing goods and services or signposting colleagues or students to the right answers to their queries.

With 150+ academic staff in four Discipline areas (Law, Economics, Politics and Sociology), School of Social Sciences (SoSS) in the Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences (FABSS), is a busy and diverse community located on the main University campus, and spread over two buildings. The School has been formed in August this year, and is in the early days of reaslising its potential to grow as a new unit. We have a vibrant student community, with undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programmes across all four Disciplines. Each discipline organises a large number of research and student events throughout the year.

This role requires occasional evening, early morning and weekend working. 

What we offer

In addition to your salary, you will receive a generous annual leave entitlement and excellent development opportunities, pension scheme and discounted membership to Surrey Sports Park.

We operate a blended working policy that, within operational limits, allows staff to usually work from home up to two days a week. There is also opportunity for some flexibility around start and finish times.

For any questions, or an informal chat about the role, please email:

Milda Balse, SoSS Administrative Team Lead (m.balse@surrey.ac.uk)

Interviews will be held on Monday 28th October 2024.

Further details

For more information and to apply online, please download the further details and click on the 'Apply' button above.
 
In return we offer a generous pension, relocation assistance where appropriate , flexible working options including job share and blended home/campus working locations (dependent on work duties), access to world-class leisure facilities on campus, a range of travel schemes and supportive family friendly benefits including an excellent on-site nursery.

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The University of Surrey is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all. We place great value on diversity and are seeking to increase the diversity within our community. Therefore we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.

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