Estates Support Administrator (Maternity cover)

This post is full time, 35 hours per week and is fixed term maternity cover until June 2025.

We are looking for an efficient and committed administrator to join our team within the Estates Planning & Services department.  The team is responsible for providing full administrative support, not only to internal services such as facilities, timetabling and project teams but also to the University’s colleagues, students, and visitors.  We are very focused on delivering excellent customer service at all times.

You will be required to undertake a wide range of administrative tasks to support senior managers and other colleagues within the department, ensuring queries and tasks are dealt with in a timely manner with a high degree of accuracy.  You will have experience of financial administration including processing requisitions from initial enquiry to passing payments and reconciling any queries that arise.  You will also have experience of minute taking, so attention to detail and experience of maintaining accurate records is essential. 

Excellent MS office skills, in particular Word, Excel and Outlook are an essential requirement of the role.  You will be able to communicate effectively with colleagues and external stakeholders.  Working as part of a small team, you will need to be able to priorities and organise your workload efficiently, with a positive ‘can-do’ attitude. 

This post is based in our Central London office, Wells Street, but the department’s smart working arrangements provide opportunities for home working.

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply' above. Further information can be found in the job description and person specification, which can be accessed through this link too.

At the University of Westminster, diversity, inclusion, and equality of opportunity are at the core of how we engage with students, colleagues, applicants, visitors and all our stakeholders.

We are fully committed to enabling a supportive and safe learning and working environment which is equitable, diverse, and inclusive, is based on mutual respect and trust, and in which harassment and discrimination are neither tolerated nor acceptable.

The University has adopted Smart Working principles to support and further our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion aims of being an inclusive, collaborative, and flexible employer. Further details of Smart Working can be discussed at interview stage.

Closing date: midnight on 6 May 2024

Interviews are likely to be held on: 14 May 2024

Administrative contact (for queries only): Recruitment@westminster.ac.uk

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