Operations Administrator

About the Role

This role provides essential administrative support to the Schools/Institutes within the Faculty, ensuring the efficient day-to-day operation of key processes. Working closely with and under the guidance of the Operations Officer, the post holder will be responsible for the practical execution of administrative tasks related to finance and HR, directly contributing to the smooth functioning of the Schools/ Institutes.

A key aspect of this role will be to work collaboratively with colleagues across faculty and central teams to ensure the seamless delivery of administrative support. 

About You

The role sits within the Professional Services job family and the role holder is expected to be an active part of the University’s support staff family, working with academic colleagues across a wide range of responsibilities to help deliver its academic mission. 

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) combines research excellence with a strong commitment to growth, innovation, and diversity in our educational activities. Public engagement, partnerships, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and the generation of research with broad and compelling public benefits are all central to the Faculty’s success.

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, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

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.

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