Executive Support Administrator

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Closing date: 23:59 on 10 July 2025
Interviews will be held: 24 July 2025 (afternoon)

The School of Arts & Communication Design seeks a highly motivated and professional administrator to join its School Executive Support Team.

The successful applicant will be expected to provide an excellent level of administrative service for the School, with specific responsibility for supporting the Department of Film, Theatre & Television.
The postholder will be required to work in the office for four full days per week, Tuesday to Friday, with regular supervision.

Please see full job description and person specification for more details.

You will have:

• Excellent IT skills with a range of IT packages and systems
• Familiarity with online processes, web based systems and standard office systems/procedures
• Experience of minute taking/note-taking
• Experience of project administration support
• Experience of events organisation support
• Some experience of working independently
• Ability to maintain administrative and financial records
• Ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve team goals
• Ideally education to A Level standard equivalent qualification and/or experience

Contact details
Contact Name: Mildred Burchett-Vass
Contact Job Title: Executive Administration Officer
Contact Email address: g.m.e.burchett-vass@reading.ac.uk

Alternative Contact Name: Simone Knox
Alternative Contact Job TitleL Head of Department of Film, Theatre & Television
Alternative Contact Email address: s.knox@reading.ac.uk

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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