Executive Support Administrator

Candidates who have already applied for the same role in the December 2025–January 2026 batch do not need to reapply.

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Closing date: 23:59 on 22 February 2026
Interviews will be held: 13 March 2026

We are looking for an outstanding individual to provide high quality, professional administrative support to the School of Biological Sciences.

The role is focused on administrative and support tasks with a key focus on providing financial support. The role holder will work within a small, friendly and busy team of Executive Support staff in the School. The role is office-based in the Health and Life Sciences Building on the Whiteknights Campus.

You will have:

• Experience of working in a busy office environment within an administrative support role.
• A good understanding/experience of financial systems preferably in a UK Higher Education environment or equivalent.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to provide a high standard of customer service.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to balance competing priorities and meet set deadlines.
• Excellent IT skills with a range of IT packages and systems (incl. Microsoft Office and Teams).

Contact details
Contact Name: Christine Brickley
Contact Job Title: Executive Administration Officer
Contact Email Address: c.e.brickley@reading.ac.uk

Alternative Contact Name: Susan Lock
Alternative Contact Job Title: Executive Administration Officer
Alternative Contact Email Address: susan.lock@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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