School Senior Administrative Officer

At UEL, we pride ourselves on the real-world relevance of our courses and research and the impact we are making in our East London community and the wider world. We are an open and inclusive university that is focused on transforming the lives of our students. For the third successive year, we have risen in the Times Higher National Student Survey (NSS), and this year we achieved 85% for overall satisfaction – the highest score UEL has ever recorded. This has elevated us twenty places in the UK league table and we now sit in the top fifty of the table for the first time.

We are seeking a new colleague to join the School office and work under the direction of the School Business Manager to provide PA, executive, business and administrative support to the School.

Educated to A level standard, degree desirable, the successful candidate will be customer focussed with excellent communication, organisation and problem solving skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office with excellent attention to detail and you will have a good level of numeracy skills. Knowledge and experience of administration in the Higher Education sector is desirable.

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by UEL Professional Services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of UEL. Employees of UEL Professional Services Ltd work alongside UEL colleagues in delivery of UEL’s mission, and UEL Professional Services Ltd will adopt UEL HR policies and procedures in full. Further detail regarding employment benefits can be found at the employee benefits section of our recruitment pages.