Job Description
To provide executive assistant services to senior academics including professors, to support them in fulfilling academic, research and professional roles. This will include assessing existing administrative systems, making recommendations and decisions, and both initiating projects and project management as the need arises. Fulfill health and safety (H&S) responsibilities for the School by keeping abreast of H&S legislations, ensuring sufficient measures are in place to control risks and to comply with the law and linking with the College?s Health and Safety and Environmental Planning Office (HSEPO). To be the first point of contact in the School for matters regarding facilities and estates, and maintain relationships with the relevant suppliers both internally and externally. This will include planning and organising of projects, liaising with architects, builders and service providers where necessary. To be responsible for space management in the School and be the first point of contact for new starters and leavers. To be responsible for IT purchasing for the School and IT budget management. Role outline: Key responsibilities and objectives of the job: - Provide administrative and secretarial support, including minute taking and the professional production of reports and presentations. - Make decisions on behalf of School manager/professor that will have an impact on others, such as assisting with budget planning and setting administrative policy. - Maintain electronic diaries. Organise all aspects of meetings and appointments, including room booking, refreshments, greeting visitors, producing itineraries for any offsite and overseas meetings and some event management. - Organise travel arrangements, including booking overseas flights and accommodation. - Use the King?s purchasing system to ensure that goods and services needed are received on time. Take the responsibility for purchasing of IT equipm,ent for the School and to managed the School IT budget. - Liaise with finance departments regarding expenses, invoicing, purchasing queries, and management account queries. - To keep the School updated and informed of any H&S requirements, linking with the College?s HSEPO team. - To be the main point of contact in the School for any H&S related needs, including new starter briefings and leavers reports. - To encourage training for and awareness among staff of H&S requirements. - To carry out H&S assessments, investigations and inspections within the School. - To maintain clear and up to date records of the space within the James Clerk Maxwell Building.
QualificationsDegree level qualification or equivalent
SkillsKnowledge/skills: - Strong interpersonal and communication skills - Excellent administrative skills - Knowledge of Higher Education - Excellent written and oral communication skills - Excellent IT skills (Microsoft Office, Internet, databases) - Knowledge of financial and accounting processes Experience: - General administrative experience - General PA/EA experience - Experience of supporting senior managers - Experience of managing small projects - Experience of simple data analysis and interpretation - Experience of facilities, space and estates management - Experience of H&S management
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