Executive Assistant

Job title:

Executive Assistant

Company

University of the West of England

Job description

UWE Bristol are one of the largest universities in the South-West as well as being one of the largest employers in the Bristol region. We currently have a 1-year fixed-term opportunity for an Executive Support Assistant in our College of Business & Law.About this role: As an Executive Support Assistant you will provide efficient PA and administrative support to members of our College Executive Team. This includes active diary management, organisation and administration of meetings, and managing the administrative process of staff recruitment activities. This is a varied role and you’ll be working as part of the wider Executive Support Team, supporting the daily business needs of our busy Executive Team and wider College activities.About you: We are looking for an organised and enthusiastic individual with a can-do attitude. You’ll need to have a wide range of administrative experience and preferably, PA experience. You’ll be comfortable managing competing deadlines and requests. It’s essential that you are flexible, have good attention to detail skills and can approach your work in a calm and professional manner.The role requires strong organisational and communication skills.We are looking for someone that works well within a team and has good IT skills, including email MS Office and experience working with databases.You will be supported in learning this role and given opportunities to develop your skills and experience.Where is this role based?This post is based at our lively campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South-West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in , one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.We offer a wide range of including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.Add your individuality to oursUWE Bristol recognises the power of a .We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive.We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic and male candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.As a employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.Further informationIf you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role, please contact Louise Fearon on 0117 328 1784 or email:This is a full-time, 1-year fixed-term post, working 37 hours per week. Interviews are planned for Monday 7 October 2024.UWE Bristol is a campus-based University, and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based for 3 days per week, with the opportunity to work from home on the remaining days.To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University’s salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for this role candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to provide your right to work documents at your interview. Please refer to the which provides details of which documents are acceptable.Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.Advice to applicantsWe’d love to hear from you – if you are excited about joining us at UWE please complete our application form as soon as possible.Tell us about how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description and include specific examples wherever possible.Once we have completed shortlisting, we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.

Expected salary

£25138 – 28759 per year

Location

Frenchay, Gloucestershire

Job date

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 23:26:20 GMT

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