Administrator (FM12464) - Bath, BA2 7AY

Administrator (FM12464) – Bath, BA2 7AY

About the role

Are you a flexible, hardworking team player with excellent organisation skills?

We are looking to appoint an Administrator who will provide administrative support and customer service to members of Council, Senate, and their Committees.

Reporting to the Head of Governance, this role provides you with the opportunity to work within the heart of the decision-making processes of the University.

Your role will include the following:-

• General administrative support including diary management, creation of templates, collation and distribution of agendas and papers.
• Providing logistical support to Council, Senate, and their Committees including booking rooms, managing attendance, organisation of accommodation and refreshments.
• Management of access to meetings and papers using the Governance IT systems and managing the archiving of papers.
• Forward planning including the scheduling of Council, Senate, and Committee meetings for the next academic year.
• Maintenance of the Governance webpages.
• Supporting the maintenance of positive relationships with senior stakeholders both inside and outside of the University.

About you

The ideal candidate will have:

• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to provide a high standard of customer service
• Experience of organising events/large meetings
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to organise their own work effectively
• Experience of records management
• Ability to use digital technology and master new digital skills quickly
• Accuracy and attention to detail

An understanding of the UK Higher Education context and/or basic governance processes and procedures would be advantageous.

This is a busy and varied role, and you will be comfortable with pressure; sharing responsibility; and the idea of a to-do list that is never quite completed.

Further information

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Andrew Browning, Head of Governance, at or Lauren Howells, Governance Manager, at .

What we can offer you:

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award . We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader ; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff .

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

We are committed to continually expanding our benefits to better support you and enhance your experience with us. Find out more about our benefits .

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Closing Date: 03 Mar 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £26,038 to £29,659