Assistant to CEP Directors and Centres Manager

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Salary from £35,758 to £40,741 per annum inclusive with potential to progress to £43,604 pa inclusive of London allowance

This is a fixed term appointment for 3 years, in the first instance

LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance, one of Europe’s leading economic research centres, seeks a well-organised office administrator to assist the directors and centres manager. As part of a small, friendly administrative team you will ensure the smooth operation of the Centre. As the first point of contact you will work closely with all members of the centre responding to internal and external queries. You will provide high-level administrative support to the CEP senior management team and support a wide range of programmes and processes on a daily basis. This is a London campus-based role, with potential for some hybrid working.

You must have previous administrative experience, working in a busy office environment. You should have excellent communication skills and be equally confident in dealing with enquiries in person and online. The ability to communicate appropriately across the organisation and with senior academic colleagues is essential. You will need to use your initiative in dealing with competing priorities and tasks. You should have excellent IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office. You should demonstrate accuracy and attention to detail, especially while working under pressure or to deadlines. An excellent standard of written and spoken English, working collaboratively as part of a team, and the ability to proactively problem solve, managing or escalating these accordingly, are all essential to the role.

Visit https://cep.lse.ac.uk for further information about the Centre.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

The post will ideally start in May or June 2025 and we expect interviews to take place in early March 2025.  

For further information about the post, please see the job description and the person specification.

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Should you have any queries about the role, please email: c.h.tocock@lse.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 16 February 2025 (23.59 UK time).

Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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