Centre and Institute Administrator

About the role

We are seeking a proactive and flexible individual to provide administrative support across two distinct teams; within the Institute for Mathematical Innovation (IMI), and within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistical Applied Mathematics at Bath (SAMBa).

The role holder will have the unique opportunity to work in two friendly and supportive teams within a Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT), as well as a university institute.

About you 

• You will be comfortable communicating with students, staff and external partners.
• Proven ability to apply practical knowledge and sound judgement to work tasks and decisions.
• You will possess excellent organisation skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritise your workload.
• You will be proactive and able to work autonomously using use your initiative.
• Your will have a flexible approach with a willingness to learn new skills.

You will have significant experience of working in a busy office environment, where excellent communication skills are essential.

You will be an experienced user of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc) and will be willing to acquire further IT skills as needed. You will be organised and flexible, and will have experience of working as part of a successful team.

Experience within the HE sector and knowledge of University specific software (e.g. Agresso, Food Direct, Clarity, etc) will be an added advantage. However, an interest and willingness to learn more about university institutions and CDTs, and become part of our teams, are equally important.

Further information

This is a fixed-term, full-time role until at least June 2029.

We offer a hybrid working arrangement with the option of working from home for part of the week.

For informal discussions about this role, please contact:

Lindsay Melling lam99@bath.ac.uk (SAMBa), or

Myla Watts pysmad@bath.ac.uk (IMI).

What we can offer you:

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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