Admin Assistant Apprentice

About the Role

This role will suit a proactive individual who is keen to build administrative experience and skills working in a newly formed academic unit of the orthopaedics division (Bone & Joint Health).

Acting as first point of support for the Executive Assistant of Bone & Joint Health, you will field enquiries with tact and sensitivity, maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

About the Apprenticeship

This is an apprenticeship position and 20% of your employed time will be spent completing learning and development activities towards the achievement of the Business Administration Level 3 apprenticeship.

About You

As the purpose of an apprenticeship is to learn substantial new skills, if you already hold a similar qualification at the same level or higher, you will not be eligible. Any other qualifications will be considered, and some additional educational eligibility criteria may apply.

Please read the Job Description carefully for specific information about this apprenticeship role.

Eligibility for Apprenticeship Training Funding is set by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA.) Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK AND have lived in the UK for the past 3 years, or be able to evidence that they meet one of the residency criteria set out in Annex A of the ESFA Funding rules.

If you require specific advice about your eligibility, please contact us.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

Neuroscience, Surgery and Trauma centre is one of six centres within The Blizard Institute. The Blizard Institute was established in 2003 and is one of six Institutes within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, QMUL.

Bone & Joint Health is a new academic orthopaedic research group within the Neuroscience, Surgery and Trauma centre.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

The post is based at the Blizard Institute Campus in London. It is full time (35 hours per week), fixed term appointment for 22 months. The starting salary will be Grade 1, in the range of £23,092 - £23,333 per annum (pro-rata), inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Informal enquiries about the role should be addressed to Lauren Exell at l.exell@qmul.ac.uk

To apply for the role, please click the ‘apply’ button.

The closing date for applications is 03 February 2023

Interviews are expected to be held shortly thereafter.

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