Senior Administrator (Occupational Health & Wellbeing)

Location: Highfield Campus

As a world-leading, research-intensive university, with a strong and high-quality educational offering, we are renowned for our innovation and enterprise and sit within the top 1% of universities worldwide.

Our people are our University; they are at the heart of everything we do and the impact we make on a local to global scale.  High levels of wellbeing have been shown to help with complex problem solving and creativity and are fundamental to our success.

We have recently launched our Health and Wellbeing Strategic Plan and are currently expanding the staff wellbeing team which is embedded within the Health Safety and Risk directorate. There is a genuine commitment from the University leadership to increase wellbeing support for staff and this role presents a unique opportunity to being involved in the development of this area.

We are looking for an individual to provide comprehensive, effective and efficient administrative support for the Occupational Health and Staff Wellbeing teams. You will have experience of handling enquires, organising events, creating reports and liaising with internal and external stakeholders. The role will also provide administrative support for a key University project to review the Occupational Health provision at the University.

You will be well organised and adaptable, taking a positive approach to managing a busy workload. Excellent communication, organisational and inter-personal skills are required as is a commitment to providing an excellent service.

This role is full time and offered on a fixed term basis until 31 July 2024.

If a sufficient number of applications are received this vacancy may close earlier than the date specified at the top of this advert. Therefore, if interested in applying for this vacancy we recommend you submit your completed application form as soon as possible.

Application Procedure

You should submit your completed online application form by clicking the 'Apply' button above. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Anjali Mavi (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 2750, or email recruitment@soton.ac.uk. Please quote reference 2088722BH on all correspondence.

Further details:

• Job Description and Person Specification

We believe equality, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to making the University of Southampton a welcoming, vibrant and successful organisation. Having a diverse workforce, inclusive of people of all ages and beliefs, from different racial, educational and social backgrounds opens up a wealth of possibilities, makes us more creative and accelerates our impact on society. We welcome applicants that value the diversity of our community and are willing to play their part in supporting the mission of inclusivity. 

Please note that applications from agencies will not be accepted unless indicated in the job advert.

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