School Administrator

FTE: 1 FTE (working 37 hours per week)
Salary: UH5 £28,081 pa to £31,387 pa by annual increments on achieving designated skills and experience

Annual Leave: 25 days plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year

Location: College Lane Campus, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield

Main duties and responsibilities

The School of Life and Medical Sciences is looking for an experienced administrator to join our team of professional staff. The School Administrator will support the department and school in a range of functions that support the operational and strategic development of school-based business administration process, including documenting and where appropriate, making changes to processes and providing support to the Head of Department and academic staff in the school.

Skills and experience required

You will have experience of working in an office environment, possess good IT skills, and use initiative in seeing an activity through from start to finish. In support of a varied and interesting work schedule, you will need to demonstrate strong attention to detail and good organisational and interpersonal skills.

You will need to be able to demonstrate flexibility, the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. Familiarity with computerised systems is desirable.

Qualifications required

You must be educated with A-Level or an equivalent standard or possess proven professional work experience. A degree level qualification would be desirable.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work before an offer is made.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: School Business Manager - Kim Chase, k.chase@herts.ac.uk/

Closing Date: 30 January 2025

Interview date: To be confirmed

The University offers every individual the opportunity to succeed. We want our staff to represent multi-faceted life experiences, varied cultural heritage and to encourage cognitive diversity. We recognise that the field is not ‘level’ and want to actively address barriers to progression. Markers of success to date include no gender pay gap within the School where this post sits and holding an Athena Swan Bronze Award. We also challenge stereotypes and partner with networks both within and outside of the University to enhance inclusion in the workplace. We offer a range of employee benefits including generous annual leave, flexible location opportunities within the UK, discounted Sports Village memberships, personal and professional development and family-friendly policies. #GoHerts

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