About the role
An Executive Assistant post is available in the Centre for 21st Century Public Health at the University of Bath supporting the high-profile research projects Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) and the Tobacco Research Control Group (TCRG). The role will be based within the Centre for 21st Century Public Health (C21PH) at the University of Bath.
C21PH is a globally leading, multidisciplinary research centre that delivers policy-relevant research to address the structural, commercial and environmental drivers of ill health and inequity. Its work spans population-level, cost-effective interventions at local, national and international levels, including flagship initiatives such as LHGP, which supports local government action on upstream and commercial determinants of health, and TCRG, an award-winning group whose research on the tobacco industry has shaped policy worldwide.
As the Executive Assistant, you will work with academics, researchers and professional colleagues to provide:
- Executive support: Diary and travel management, meeting preparation, correspondence, and presentation support for C21PH senior leadership.
- Project administration: Enquiry handling, governance support and meeting coordination across C21PH, LHGP and TCRG.
- Finance and procurement Support monitoring budgets, expense claims and initiating procurement via Agresso.
- Communicationssupport: Maintain presentations, web and digital content, branding, and staff/project profiles for C21PH.
- Office operations: Manage meeting logistics, liaise with facilities, IT and estates to allow office maintenance, coordinate visitor hospitality, oversee security access and order office supplies.
Travel in the UK to research meetings will be required.
The role is based on the Bath campus but hybrid working is available with a minimum of 3 days on campus per week.
About you
You'll be a confident and efficient Executive Assistant or Administrator.
Ideally you will have experience of working in complex environment with multiple stakeholder groups.
We'd like to hire an accurate and confident communicator with a ‘can-do’ attitude.
Further information
This post is offered on a full time basis (36.5 hours per week), for a fixed-term period until August 2027.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Cheryl Routley clr65@bath.ac.uk or Katerina Ray ker29@bath.ac.uk.
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
What we can offer you
We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
- Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app
- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
- Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- A family-friendly workplace
- An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- Relocation allowance
- Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
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We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:
- Staff support groups and networks
- A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
- A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive
Find out more about being at your best at Bath.
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