We’re looking for an agile, adaptable administrator to join our busy School Office team.
The Person
You will have excellent organisational skills, be happy to multitask and be ready to change track to tackle the next priority task. As part of a busy team you will be equally comfortable tackling tasks with others or working on your own.
Confident with numbers you will able to manage financial transactions, track spending and chase up suppliers and payments.
You should have strong IT skills including MS Office and be ready to learn the different University systems and processes.
A good communicator, both written and verbal, you will feel at ease working with and supporting a wide range of colleagues, students and external contacts.
The Role
Our School Administrators are at the heart of supporting colleagues to deliver our objectives in education, research and engagement. On any day the role can include managing events, supporting staff recruitment, purchasing goods and services or signposting colleagues or students to the right answers to their queries.
With 150+ academic staff in four Discipline areas (Law, Economics, Politics and Sociology), School of Social Sciences (SoSS) in the Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences (FABSS), is a busy and diverse community located on the main University campus, and spread over two buildings. The School has been formed in August this year, and is in the early days of reaslising its potential to grow as a new unit. We have a vibrant student community, with undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programmes across all four Disciplines. Each discipline organises a large number of research and student events throughout the year.
This role requires occasional evening, early morning and weekend working.
What we offer
In addition to your salary, you will receive a generous annual leave entitlement and excellent development opportunities, pension scheme and discounted membership to Surrey Sports Park.
We operate a blended working policy that, within operational limits, allows staff to usually work from home up to two days a week. There is also opportunity for some flexibility around start and finish times.
For any questions, or an informal chat about the role, please email Milda Balse, SoSS Administrative Team Lead (m.balse@surrey.ac.uk)
Interviews will be held on Monday 28th October