AddressAbout the role
In this post you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our school's administrative functions and providing excellent customer service to our visitors, students, and staff. This will include welcoming visitors and enquirers to the School, providing information and assistance in accordance with relevant regulations, and maintaining a tidy and presentable reception area.Furthermore, you will collaborate across the School to support the delivery of cross-functional objectives and ensure activities and events across the campus are accurately recorded and up to date. You will also maintain security by following safety procedures and controlling access via the reception desk, assist with room bookings, and support health and safety matters, including fire safety procedures.
In addition to these specific responsibilities, you will undertake general duties such as offering assistance in the preparation of documents and data processing, answering and processing phone calls and other correspondence. You will also be responsible for ordering stationery and other goods, overseeing printing facilities, reporting maintenance issues to Estates, and ensuring compliance with regulations, including Health and Safety.
About you
With experience in a similar administrative role, strong organisational and time management skills, you will have excellent communication skills. Proficiency in MS Office applications, and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team are key.Additional information
For informal enquiries, please contact Kirsty Lamb on kll35@leicester.ac.uk
The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.
As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.
We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
