Executive Assistant

About the Role:

We are recruiting an experienced and enthusiastic Executive Assistant to join the Research and Business Engagement Services (RBES) team in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Manchester. The team works closely and collaboratively with academic and professional services functions and colleagues across the Faculty. We support the goals of the Faculty and wider University across all areas of research and business engagement.

You will provide proactive confidential, high level Executive Assistant, administrative support to the Vice-Dean for Research and the Head of RBES, as well as providing administrative support to the RBES team as required.

The person appointed will have previous experience in providing comprehensive Executive Assistance for Senior Leadership in a large and complex organisation and will be expected to demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to meet the changing needs of the Faculty’s Research and Business Engagement function.

The Faculty of Humanities (https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk) is home to over 1,000 academics and research staff plus over 1,000 PGR students engaged in research (https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/research/). We have a reputation for the quality and impact of our research work. The Faculty consists of four schools:

• Alliance Manchester Business School
• School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
• School of Environment, Education and Development
• School of Social Sciences

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers, and more.

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here.

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to recruitmentservices.people@manchester.ac.uk.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Gillian Whitworth

Email: gillian.whitworth@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: recruitmentservices.people@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.