School Administrator

Are you an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual with excellent administrative, communication and organisational skills? Do you have experience of working in a busy office environment in an administrative role? Can you make a positive contribution to our team?

We are looking for a proactive individual who will provide professional support to key School meetings, manage aspects of our School estate and IT provision, and assist academic staff in booking travel, making purchases, and raising orders. You will work closely with the School Manager on projects including the planning and oversight of the School’s SharePoint intranet site.

You will play a vital role within the School of Civil Engineering’s busy administration service. Working as part of a team you will be flexible with good communication and interpersonal skills. As you will be working with a variety of colleagues, you will demonstrate a high level of personal responsibility and initiative in all areas of the role, with the ability to deal with varied tasks, juggle priorities, and work under pressure to tight timescales.

You will have the opportunity to experience varied administrative duties working alongside the School Manager and other members of the team to provide assistance and cover to administrative functions within the School.

This role will be based at the university of Leeds campus and there is scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available. And much more!  

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Tim Nadin, School Manager (email: T.J.Nadin@leeds.ac.uk) 

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role is not suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants.  Information on other visa options is available at: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas.

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