Interior Design, Furniture & Equipment Assistant (107224-0323)

Full-time (36.5 hours per week) fixed-term contract for 12 months.

The Facilities Team is looking to recruit an Interior Design, Furniture and Equipment Assistant to work within the wider Estates Office in the implementation of new processes and systems linked with furniture re-use and external donations.

Reporting to the IDFE Manager the IDFE Assistant will undertake a range of duties including the creation and maintenance of inventories, generating reports and condition surveys, matching furniture requirements to existing stock items, and supporting in process evaluation and the development of necessary revisions to ensure continued success.

In making this appointment the IDFE Manager is seeking a candidate who, amongst other qualities, can demonstrate:

• Knowledge of contract furnishings and experience of using hand tools to carry out basic furniture maintenance and repairs.
• Experience of stock and inventory management.
• The ability of working without supervision, to tight timescales and deadlines.
• Outstanding customer service skills.
• Good knowledge of sustainable practices and the ability to articulate their benefits.
• Occasional use of hand tools for undertaking minor repairs.
• Flexibility in hours worked, for example occasional earlier starts or later finishes, occasional weekends, all with notice.

This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career with a dynamic and innovative organisation and is ideal for someone passionate about making a difference to the Facilities Team and wider University functions.

Enquiries in the strictest confidence can be directed to Vicky Hill on v.e.feller@warwick.ac.uk.

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.

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