Senior Administrator

Job summary

Provide comprehensive administrative support across two Divisions in the School of Health Sciences, serving as a key point of contact and responding effectively to questions and concerns. Coordinate support for Division Leads, the Divisional Operations Manager, academic staff, and students, working with colleagues across the University and external partners.

Job details

We are inviting applications for the post of Senior Administrative in the School of Health Sciences. The post will be based in the Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care and the Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences on the main University campus. The primary aim of this role is to provide comprehensive and proactive administrative support for activities within the Divisions. You will be a key administrative point of contact for the Divisions and will ensure questions, issues and concerns are dealt with effectively. The post holder will manage administrative support across the Divisions ensuring that the administrative support of Division Leads, Divisional Operations Manager, academic staff and students are met with efficiency. The role holder will be working in collaboration with colleagues across the University and externally. You will have good organisational skills and be able to prioritise work in a busy environment to meet deadlines; have excellent communication skills and be flexible and responsive to customer needs; be able to identify problems and resolve issues effectively; ability to work on own initiative and have good computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office software. Our benefits include: (Grades 1-5) Generous employer pension contribution Christmas closure across all departments outside of annual leave and bank holidays Purple Place employee discount platform For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here. We are an open place of enquiry and challenge. We embrace and celebrate difference, diversity and debate, and we pride ourselves on being a place of education, learning and community where we are able, within the law, to question and test received wisdom, express new ideas and explore controversial or unpopular topics and opinions. Find out more from our Freedom of Speech Policy. Enquiries About The Role, Shortlisting And Interviews Name: Raj Rana Email: rajeshree.rana@manchester.ac.uk General enquiries and administrative support recruitmentservices.people@manchester.ac.uk Technical and job portal support https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home Applications close at midnight on the closing date. Further particulars (with person specification) linked below.

What you’ll do

Provide comprehensive administrative support across two Divisions in the School of Health Sciences, serving as a key point of contact and responding effectively to questions and concerns. Coordinate support for Division Leads, the Divisional Operations Manager, academic staff, and students, working with colleagues across the University and external partners.

Requirements

The role requires strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines in a busy environment, and excellent communication skills. Candidates should be flexible and responsive to customer needs, able to identify and resolve problems, work independently, and be proficient with Microsoft Office.

Benefits

• Employer Pension Contribution
• Christmas Closure
• Employee Discounts

Listed skills

• Administrative Support · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Prioritization · Preferred
• Time management · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Customer service · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• issue resolution · Preferred
• Microsoft Office · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Administrative Support
• Organization
• Prioritization
• Time Management
• Communication
• Customer Service
• Problem-Solving
• Issue Resolution
• Initiative
• Microsoft Office
• Collaboration
• Flexibility

Job areas

• Administrative
• Education
• Healthcare

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