UNEE Partnership Assistant

Job title:

UNEE Partnership Assistant

Company

Northumbria University

Job description

Job Description:THIS OPPORTUNITY IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO COLLEAGUES EMPLOYED BY THE FOLLOWING UNIVERSITIES: NORTHUMBRIA, NEWCASTLE. SUNDERLAND, TEESSIDE AND DURHAM.EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.ABOUT THE ROLEWorking with the Head of Partnership you will provide comprehensive administrative support, ensuring the smooth operation and the effective delivery of the UNEE Partnership, including acting as the point of contact for enquiries about the partnership, planning and organising meetings and events, preparing documentation and maintaining accurate and up to date records. You will keep informed about key developments within the North East region and the Higher Education sector, conducting research and producing summary reports to inform strategic developments and supporting the wider objectives of the partnership.Working as part of a small team you will collaborate and communicate with colleagues across all partner institutions and external stakeholders.Further information is available in the .ABOUT THE TEAMLaunched in November 2024, Universities for North East England (UNEE) is a new partnership bringing together the universities of Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside. Building on existing collaboration, UNEE is the unified place-informed voice of Higher Education in North East England. Through UNEE we are collaborating to support innovation and business, widen access and participation in Higher Education, position and market the North East for investment and to advocate for evidence-based policy development.ABOUT YOUTo be successful in this role you will:

• ​​be highly organised, with the ability to plan and prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment.​
• have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with attention to detail and accuracy​.
• ​​be comfortable working autonomously.​
• have experience in stakeholder engagement across diverse organisations and working collaboratively.
• have the ability to conduct effective desktop research to gather and analyse relevant information.
• have a proven track record in maintaining administrative and record keeping systems.
• have experience working in the higher education sector.

Further information is available in the .If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact .To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’. Your application should include a covering letter and a CV.ABOUT USNorthumbria University is a research-intensive university that unlocks potential for all. We change lives regionally, nationally, and internationally through education and research, tackling the global challenges of our age to transform society and the economy. Find out why we were named Times Higher Education’s in 2022 and in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.Northumbria recorded the biggest rise of any UK university for research power in the Research Excellence Framework for the second time in 2021 and is now ranked top 25 in the UK for this measure.One of the largest universities in the UK with over 37,000 students from more than 140 countries, filled with world-leading research, award-winning partnerships, and students at the heart of an outstanding experience. Discover more .Northumbria University is a great place to work. We empower our exceptional people to achieve shared ambitions and promote a positive work life balance. We offer a wide range of benefits including excellent pension schemes, flexible working, a generous holiday entitlement, continued commitment to your learning and development andOur Northumbria Values are guiding principles that define who we are, what we do and what is important to us. Our Values are: Academic Excellence; Innovation; Inclusivity; Collaboration; and Ambition.Our Behaviours describe how we do things and how we work together at Northumbria, reflecting our culture and our decision-making. Our Behaviours are: We listen and learn, we support one another to success, we respect everyone and their contributions, we trust in ourselves and each other and we are bold.Our Values and Behaviours were co-created by colleagues from a range of roles across the University, who worked collaboratively to consider what it feels like to work for Northumbria, and where we need to continue to transform together to achieve what’s important to us.Please visit page to find out more.We are an on-campus organisation where colleagues work regular patterns of hours and on campus, with some flexibility on the timing of their hours and the location of their work in discussion with their manager. Our campus locations include our City and Coach Lane Campuses in Newcastle upon Tyne and our London campus.Northumbria University is committed to creating an inclusive culture where we take pride in, and value, the diversity of our staff. We encourage and welcome applications from all members of the community. The University holds bronze Athena Swan and Race Equality Charter awards in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender and race equality, we are a Disability Confident Leader and are participating in the Stonewall Diversity Champion Programme. We also hold the HR Excellence in Research award for implementing the concordat supporting the career Development of Researchers and are members of the Euraxess initiative to deliver information and support to professional researchers. The University has implemented a range of flexible working arrangements, and we are happy to explore candidate requirements as part of the recruitment process.We are committed to keeping your data safe so it’s important for you to know how we use any personal data you give us. For more detailed information, access our

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Location

Newcastle

Job date

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 01:36:08 GMT

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