Overall, Purpose of the Job
We’re looking for an experienced administrative assistant to join our Divisional Operations Team, to provide proactive administrative support for Divisional staff, post-graduate research (PGR) students and a range of activities undertaken within the School, including coordinating finance and ‘people’ processes, estates matters and organising and servicing meetings. The post-holder will be a key administrative point of contact within the Division and will ensure questions, issues and concerns are dealt with effectively and efficiently.
The successful candidate will have experience of working with administrative processes in a customer-focused and team-based environment, have good organisational, communication and interpersonal skills, and have a flexible and proactive approach to their work.
Interviews for this post will take place on 21st and 22nd May 2026
What will you get in return:
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 be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.
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 people.talent@manchester.ac.uk. Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.
Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.
Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Sarah Moxon
Email: sarah.moxon@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.
