BIU Support Officer and Executive Assistant

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Business Improvement Unit

BIU Support Officer and Executive Assistant

Salary from £32,960 to £37,705 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £40,432 pa inclusive of London allowance

This is an 18-month fixed term post

This is an exciting time to join the LSE, a world class University that was founded on understanding the causes of things and for the betterment of society. The Business Improvement Unit (BIU) delivers both strategic transformational change and operational improvements across the LSE.

We currently have an opportunity for a BIU Support Officer and Executive Assistant. This post is as an integral part of the LSE’s business change function and ensures the smooth day-to-day administration of the BIU. The post holder provides administrative and finance support to the BIU Team and executive assistance to the Director. The post holder manages the Triage Review process, which is a key first step in the governance of business change projects. The role requires excellent administrative, organisation, customer service and document management skills, with an emphasis on attention to detail.

The successful candidate will have:

• A thorough and detailed approach, with a meticulous attention to detail.
• Experience of providing a secretariat function for meetings and producing accurate minutes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to understand and convey information in a clear and accurate manner.
• Ability to arrange meetings and events involving senior management.
• Ability to be self-motivated and to work on own initiative when necessary.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to use own initiative to discover and introduce more effective ways of carrying out a task or process. The role provides the opportunity to work in a dynamic project-based environment focussed on delivering business change across the LSE.

In return, we offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities. 

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please click the 'Apply' button above. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email biu.management@lse.ac.uk.  

The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 16 April 2023 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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