Governance Coordinator & Administrative Assistant - Maternity Cover

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity in our University’s Governance team within the University Secretary’s Office.

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, diligent and personable, with the organisational and sophisticated administrative skills to provide essential support to our team. It provides you with an opportunity to develop your skills further and to gain experience in one of the University's central teams.

This is a key role in a small but high-profile team and you will need to work effectively as an individual and as part of the wider team. You will support a fast-paced cycle of meetings and related governance, assurance and compliance activities, often to tight and sometimes conflicting deadlines.

We are searching for somebody who can collaborate with staff at all levels throughout the University. The post is highly proactive and involves multitasking, prioritising and re-prioritising work to ensure that sophisticated and detailed tasks are delivered on time and to an especially high standard. The ability to work independently and flexibly is critical, as is being able to act with discretion and judgement in relation to confidential and potentially sensitive matters.

You will provide administrative and practical support for our cycle of committee meetings; support the annual review of memberships of all University committees and scheduling of future meetings; support the periodic and annual updates to our constitutional documents and register of members’ interests; and maintain and update the governance webpages and associated governance documents. You will also work with colleagues as part of a wider administrative team supporting the University Secretary’s Office. The Governance Coordinator and Administrative Assistant will report to the Head of Governance.

We are open to considering a secondment, subject to your manager’s agreement. We are also open to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and the University.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

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