Vice Chancellor's Office

Location: Greenwich
Salary: £23,754 to £26,715 plus £4800 London weighting
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 16 August 2021
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: 2791

The University of Greenwich is seeking to recruit an Executive Assistant to provide direct support to members of the Vice-Chancellor’s Office. This role may appeal to someone who is experienced in providing administrative support.

You will be a self-starting individual who can take responsibility for their own workload whilst managing the diaries and day to day requirements of senior members of the Vice-Chancellor’s Office.

The successful candidate will have the ability to remain calm under pressure, work well as part of a team, and have the experience of providing a high standard of secretarial and administrative support. You will also be aware of the importance of maintaining confidentiality and data protection issues within an executive work environment.

You will pro-actively build a network of contacts essential to your work, both inside and outside the University. Excellent communication skills, in person, on the telephone and in writing are essential to the post, as is a calm, polite and professional manner.

In this role you will carry out small projects, taking the initiative to find and collate the information as required. You will be able to work flexibly and confidentially, using discretion and sound judgement to respond to a varied workload.

Should you have any queries please contact the HR Recruitment Team at HR-Recruitment@gre.ac.uk

We are looking for people who can help us deliver our mission of transforming lives through inspired teaching and research, through our values.

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The university welcomes people from diverse and underrepresented communities who can help the university to achieve its mission.

We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge/Mentally Healthy Universities, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.

We encourage applicants to disclose their experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form.

We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.