Administrative Assistant

Salary on appointment will be £24,685 per annum with an annual increment up to £26,093 per annum. 

We are seeking to recruit an efficient Administrative Assistant to support practice education administration activities in the School of Health Sciences.  

Working with the Director of Practice Education and a Senior Data and Projects Co-ordinator, you will have a particular focus on management information, practice assessment and compliance support; alongside delivering a strong customer service to both internal and external stakeholders.

You will have a good standard of secondary education or equivalent experience in a similar role. Strong organisational, interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to manage a varied workload in a high paced environment. 

You must be a competent user of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint. The ability to carry out basic qualitative data handling, including organising, coding and summarising text-based information with supervision, would be advantageous.

This full-time post is available from 26 January 2026 on a fixed term basis for 10 months. 

UEA offers a variety of flexible working options and although this role is advertised on a full-time basis, we encourage applications from individuals who would prefer a flexible working pattern including annualised hours, compressed working hours, part time, job share, term-time only and/or hybrid working. Details of preferred hours should be stated in the personal statement and will be discussed further at interview.

Benefits include:

• 34 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and University Customary days (pro rata for part-time).
• Family and Work-life balance policies including hybrid working and considerable maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption leave.
• Generous pension scheme with life cover for dependants, plus incapacity cover.
• Health and Wellbeing: discounted access to Sportspark facilities, relaxation rooms, 320 acres of rolling parkland, wellbeing walks, Wellbeing Ambassador network, on-campus medical centre including NHS Dentist, Occupational Health and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• Campus Facilities: Sportspark, library, nursery, supermarket, post office, bars and catering outlets.
• Exclusive shopping discounts to help cut the cost of household bills, public transport discounts and childcare and Cycle to Work salary sacrifice schemes where eligible.
• Personal Development: unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning courses, specialist advice and training from our Organisational Development and Professional Learning Team.

Closing date: 9 January 2026

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