About the role
Looking to broaden your admin experience? In this position, based in the department hub, you will support senior academic staff and a variety of departmental activities, committees and events. This is a great opportunity for those looking to develop their skills and expand their administrative experience and knowledge further!
The key tasks will be:
- providing administrative support for a number of Departmental activities and senior academic staff,
- playing a key role in our undergraduate admissions process,
- close liaison with the staff within the Department, Faculty-based teams, Central Professional Services, external organisations, and members of the public.
Training will be provided, and the successful candidate will have access to University of Bath professional development opportunities. This role is customer-facing and the expectation is that the successful candidate will work on campus for the majority of the time.
This position is offered on a part time basis, 32 hours per week, open ended.
About you
To succeed in the role, you will have experience of working in a busy office environment where excellent interpersonal skills are crucial. Ideally, you will also:
- have experience using Microsoft Office applications and will be willing to acquire further IT skills,
- be able to work as part of a team in a confidential setting
- communicate persuasively and tactfully with colleagues, with an approachable and friendly style,
- have excellent organisational skills,
- demonstrate a good use of initiative,
- have the ability to multi-task and prioritise a high workload.
Further information
For informal enquiries about the role, please contact one of our Operations & Project Managers; Sarah Stead, sls39@bath.ac.uk or Creina O'Shea cos42@bath.ac.uk.
The Department, Faculty and University value the commitment, achievements and talents of our workforce which is why we promote a rewarding culture that features a better benefit offering than those found elsewhere, particularly in industry.
We are inclusive and truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to a better environment for our employees and students, creating a learning environment and culture that enhances health and wellbeing across our community.
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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 equality 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, so we 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 are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
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We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.