Faculty Support Administrator
View more categories View less categories Sector Administration and Secretarial Role Administrator Contract Type Permanent Hours Full Time
Organisation
Cranfield University
Faculty or Department
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Based at
Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Hours of work
29.5 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.
Contract type
Permanent
Salary
Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £27,537 per annum, pro rata (29.5 hours per week)
Posted Date
10/09/2026
Apply by
04/10/2026
Documents
- 5392 - JD & Person Spec.pdf (PDF, 81.82kb)
Role Description
We welcome highly organised, self-motivated people to join our team to provide administration support with things including, but not limited to, raising orders for equipment and booking travel requests.
About the Role
You will need to provide first-class administrative support as part of a pooled resource to academic staff, research staff and PhD researchers within the Centres/Theme, which will include processing purchase orders, booking travel, managing emails and general enquiries, coordinating internal and external meetings, conferences and seminars, and maintaining up-to-date records on internal databases. This role ensures operational efficiency, professionalism and high standards of customer service, while proactively recommending improvements where appropriate.
The role is a key part of a flexible 'pooled resource' at the thematic level, coordinated by the Personal Assistant to the Director of Theme. Operating as a shared resource, the role will support major initiatives across the Theme and, where necessary, as directed by business needs and the Administration Team Lead, provide cover for the Faculty Administration Team and provide Faculty- and University-wide support.
About You
Maintaining effective relationships is key to the job. You will therefore need to be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication skills, as you will be communicating with a wide network of staff and students within the Theme. You will be privy to confidential information in relation to staff, students and business decisions, and it is imperative that absolute discretion and confidentiality is shown, whilst contributing to the sense of professionalism with external contacts/clients and promoting the values of the organisation.
Using your experience in administrative work, you will have a thorough understanding of office systems, processes and databases, and a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
You must have the ability to manage workload independently but also support the wider team and have knowledge and initiative to resolve both standard and non-standard issues and queries, being proactive and taking the initiative to manage issues and find solutions promptly to ensure smooth and effective administrative support. You will be able to refer to the team for guidance as appropriate. The ability to prioritise and organise effectively a disparate range of tasks with minimal supervision, and the ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and accuracy, are important aspects of the role.
About Us
As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield's world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.
Our Values and Commitments
Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.
We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.
Working Arrangements
Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.
Closing date for receipt of applications: 4 October 2026
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