Department Assistant – Secondment Cover

Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster University

Job Title: Department Assistant; Secondment Cover

Location: Lancaster

Salary: £22,681 to £24,533 per year

Job type: Full Time – 6 months to cover a period of secondment

Closing Date: Thursday 11th January 2024

Interview Date: Monday 22nd January 2024

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated individual to join our team in Mathematics and Statistics for a period of 6 months to cover a period of secondment.

This Administrative Assistant role is central to the department, providing a day-to-day contact point and working closely with the Departmental Officer and colleagues to provide proactive operational support in all areas of the daily running of the department. The role will give you the opportunity to gain experience of working in busy Academic teaching and research active Department.

About You:

You will;

• Have strong organisational skills and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Be a self-motivated team player and also be able to work on your own.
• Have experience of providing excellent customer service in a busy and varied office environment as well as experience in Microsoft Office packages.
• Be able to demonstrate a courteous and professional manner, and an ability to use initiative, when responding to emails and enquiries.

Please note – This post is available with an immediate start.

The Benefits of the Role:

• Generous holiday leave – 25 days (pro-rata) annual leave plus University closure days and bank holidays.

Extra Information:

We are committed to promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion across the Faculty, and supporting family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis. The Department holds an Athena Swan Award, which recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in Higher Education and research.

This role may present a secondment opportunity for an existing Lancaster University member staff (with the prior agreement of your current line manager).

Please upload a cover letter to your application.

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Candidates with the relevant experience and job titles of: Office Assistant, Office Administrator, Office Admin, Administrator, Admin, Office Associate, Office Support, General Admin, Executive Assistant, may also be considered for this role.