Personal Assistant

Job title:

Personal Assistant

Company

University of Warwick

Job description

This is a re-advertisement. Previous candidates for this role need not apply.LocationUniversity of Warwick Campus, CoventryDepartmentHuman ResourcesPosition TypeFixed Term, Full TimeDurationEnding 31 July 2025Salary£26,038 to £29,659 per annumAbout the RoleFor informal enquiries, please contact Julie Flanagan (Senior Personal Assistant) at [email protected].A great opportunity to join the HR Team and play an important part in providing high level PA support to the Senior Leadership Team. To provide a wide range of administrative, organisational and secretarial activities, ensuring the Directors are able to operate smoothly and efficiently.We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. We respectfully ask that you only consider submitting an application where you already have the legal right to work in the UK.About YouThis role will appeal to those who like to be busy, can multitask when required and have excellent interpersonal and influencing skills. You will have a highly professional approach to your work but enjoy being part of a fun environment where you are at the heart of everything that happens.This role will provide a high-level PA support to the HR Leadership Team. Providing a wide range of administrative, organisational and secretarial activities, ensuring the Directors are able to operate smoothly and efficiently. Be an important advocate and ambassador of the HR team when dealing with all internal or external stakeholders. Co-ordinate or participate in event management, from training and development to other internal events or activities. You should have excellent customer services and organisational skills with the ability to plan and prioritise across a wide variety of tasks, sometimes dealing with sensitive matters.For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.About the DepartmentIn the Human Resources department, we are committed to nurturing our talent and fostering a thriving community. Our team ensures a supportive, inclusive, and innovative working environment for all University colleagues. Come and join the team to help contribute to the success of our globally renowned institution.Our purpose is to enable our People to thrive in an ever-changing environment to make a better world.We want to be a People function that puts people at the heart of what we do and achieves a great employee experience. It is a place where you feel valued, are able to have your say and be heard, are proud to work and thrive, growing and achieving your potential.For more information, please seeAbout the UniversityBorn in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.You’ll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.*QS World University Rankings 2024** Research Excellence Framework 2021To find out more about us visit ourHow to ApplyCLOSING DATE: Sunday 13 October 2024 at 11.55pmTo apply, please click ‘Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm).Please attach a CV and cover letter.

• Your CV should include your most recent employment experience, any other relevant experience, and education history.
• Your cover letter must detail how you meet each of the essential criteria found in the Job Description document below (desirable criteria too, where possible).

Please see for guidance on writing a cover letter. We highly recommend using individual criteria as headers and giving examples below, though you are free to format the letter as you wish.To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications via our official website, .Interview Date: TBC Wednesday 23 October 2024Start Date: TBCWhat we OfferWe will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 26 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click .We are proud to say that we are a .Our Commitment to InclusionWarwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages .The University currently holds a , and a . The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the .Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)The University of Warwick complies with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against anyone who makes a Disclosure relating to a conviction or other information revealed. More information is available on the University’s Vacancy pages and applicants may request a copy of the DBS Code of Practice.Job Description

Expected salary

£26038 – 29659 per year

Location

Coventry

Job date

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 23:23:12 GMT

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