Executive Assistant to the President & Principal

About the Role

The role holder works with the Chief of Staff and the Executive Officer to provide 360° executive support to the President and Principal and collaborates with other team members to support the overall effectiveness of the wider executive team.

The role holder will use their professional expertise and independent judgement to deliver an effective and efficient service to meet the requirements of staff, student and external stakeholders at the most senior levels, frequently liaising with high-profile external partners and being trusted with the most sensitive information.

About You

You will have demonstrable experience in a senior Executive Assistant role within Higher Education, delivering excellence in the provision of support services at C-Suite level. You will have experience in the organisation and service of complex meetings and experience in handling difficult situations with tact and sensitivity and maintaining absolute confidentiality at all times.

About the Department

The Office of the Principal is at the heart of Queen Mary. The Office of the Principal is home to the Principal, Vice-Principals, Executive Officers and Executive Assistants. The Office is the focal point of interactions with key external and internal stakeholders and is central to strategic leadership for the institution. The professionalism and effectiveness of the Office is of the utmost importance.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality

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