About this role
FTE: 0.8 (working 29.6 hours a week)
Salary: UH5 £28,778 pa to £32,080 pa pro rata by annual increments on achieving designated skills and experience
Annual Leave: 25 days pro rata plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year
Location: College Lane Campus, Hatfield
Main duties and responsibilities
Providing administrative support to the team and acquiring a good working knowledge of the administrative processes required for the department. You will support event organisation including booking rooms, catering and transport when applicable. You will support data collation, cleansing and validation activities, prepare relevant documentation for meetings and take minutes where required, provide a high standard of customer service to internal and external stakeholders across multiple contact methods, assisting other members of the WASS administrative team when required. You will also coordinate the end-to-end administration of the WASS Ambassador Scheme, including recruitment, scheduling shifts, monitoring worked hours, responding to queries and maintaining accurate records.
Skills and experience required
You will have experience of providing administrative support. You will also have good communication and IT skills, including experience of the MS Office packages. You will have a positive can-do attitude to problem solving, be flexible and adaptable to team and workload requirements, and have a willingness to acquire new knowledge and develop new skills. Experience working in a higher education administration and/or a large complex organisation would be desirable.
Qualifications required
You will hold a minimum of A-levels or equivalent, or proven experience.
Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.
Internal applicants – please ensure you apply via your employee self-service portal.
We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work before an offer is made.
Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Laide Bissessar, Associate Director of Widening Access and Student Success: [email protected]
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE
Our commitment to the University’s Safeguarding Policy requires that the recruitment of staff in this area, will require the minimum of a Basic DBS Check. In the course of our work and University-led activities, there may be external contractual obligations where a further Enhanced Check is required. DBS checks may require renewal in line with policy.
Closing Date: 04 May 2026
Interview Date: TBC