About this role
The role
The School of Psychology and Neuroscience is looking to recruit a full-time Administrative Assistant, until 31st March 2027, to provide a professional, efficient and friendly service. You will form part of a happy, dynamic executive support team who work closely together to ensure key School activities are managed and delivered on time. You will provide general office and clerical support in the newly formed School of Psychology and Neuroscience, performing a clearly defined range of standard tasks within established routines and procedures.
This is a fixed-term contract until 31st March 2027
What will you be doing?
The Administrative Assistant acts as the first point of contact for most staff from across the University, external contacts and visitors. It is very important to ensure that those visiting the School are made to feel welcome and that their queries have been addressed to a high standard by exhibiting tact, discretion, maintaining confidentiality as required and demonstrating a steady hand regardless of the volume of work. Independence and initiative will be required to react to changing priorities and work circumstances, with scope to make decisions within very clear parameters. The role holder will organise their own day-to-day work to meet clear objectives providing an effective service to others.
You should apply if
You should possess a high level of accuracy and flexibility, as well as excellent organisational and customer service skills, as these are all essential attributes for the role. You should be a good team player and also have excellent communication skills as you will be dealing with a wide range of colleagues on a daily basis. In addition, you should be experienced in using a range of IT systems and be able to adapt to new systems and processes quickly. Due to the fixed-term nature of the role, we would particularly welcome applications from candidates who, based on their experience and attitude, can demonstrate that they will hit the ground running in this role.
Additional information
Contract type: Fixed term until 31/03/2027
Shift pattern: 35 hours per week
This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on Monday 19th October 2026
For informal queries please contact: Isaac Bale - [email protected]
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