Personal Assistant

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £28,397 to £30,210, with potential progression once in post to £33,938

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to February 2026

Role Summary

Birmingham Law School is a diverse, civic and global law school within the College of Arts and Law with over 130 academic staff and over 2,000 students. We are one of the world’s Top 100 Law Schools and consistently named as one of the UK’s best law schools.

We seek to appoint a highly organised and efficient Personal Assistant within the Birmingham Law School Professional Services Team, you will provide support for a broad range of administrative duties, some of which may be complex. You are required to provide executive support for the Dean of Birmingham Law School and use your excellent organisational skills and attention to detail to ensure the people you support are well prepared, and that the tasks you carry out are completed to a high quality in a timely manner. Tasks will include managing diaries, juggling demands from a range of sources; providing comprehensive meeting and committee support; drafting and responding to correspondence as appropriate; and maintaining high-profile working relationships with key stakeholders. The post holder will also be required to prepare a variety of communications (for example emails, briefing papers, social media posts) and lead on projects, systems and processes across the School as necessary. You will be responsible for supporting operational activities within the School, such as the facilities management, supporting the CAL facilities team to plan, monitor and implement facilities, health and safety and office relocations.

Please submit your application with an attached CV and a 1 page covering letter, evidencing your transferable skills and capabilities against the job description below. Interviews are likely to take place week commencing 3^rd February 2025.

Person Specification

• Experience of working in an administrative role (ideally Higher Education) and adhering to internal and external regulations
• GCSEs to a minimum of grade C/4 in English and Mathematics (or equivalent qualifications) and
• A levels or an equivalent level 3 qualification, such as a Level 3 NVQ, or level 3 national diploma

Informal enquiries can be made to Sarah Anderson, email: s.anderson.4@bham.ac.uk or David Rice, email: d.rice@bham.ac.uk

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Valuing excellence, sustaining investment
We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.

Closes: 26/01/2026

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