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About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an Administration Assistant to join the Careers Team in providing essential administration. Within this role you will be supporting the team with compliance for placements offers and servicing all internal meetings accurately and efficiently.
The Careers team support students and recent graduates to secure a positive graduate outcome once their studies have been completed. Careers provide impartial and confidential advice and guidance to individuals at all stages of their career journey.
The careers team is made up of three sub-teams:
- Careers Adviser Team
- Employer Engagement Team
- Student and Community Engagement Team
This role will provide administrative support across the whole Careers team, acting as the first point of contact for staff, students and other stakeholders. Under the direction of the Careers Administration Manager, the post holder will be responsible for reviewing administrative procedures and office management systems, effectively utilizing technology to enhance and streamline processes to improve the student experience.
You will also have specific responsibility for all aspects of placement activities including undertaking placement validation and compliance checks, coordinating the DBS application process and administering monies allocated from our Student Opportunity Fund.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy, successful and highly regarded team.
For informal enquiries about this vacancy, please contact: Kerry Moore, Careers Administration Manager at moorek@edgehill.ac.uk
About You
As Careers Administration Assistant, you will have:
- Experience in the use of IT, specifically Microsoft Office with advanced Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
- Previous experience of placement validation administration and compliance
- Ability to work quickly under pressure and to tight deadlines whilst maintaining meticulous attention to detail
- Excellent oral and written communication and customer care skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and efficiently both internal and external
- Ability and willingness to use own initiative with minimal supervision to solve problems efficiently and effectively
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to collate, analyse and handle complex and highly sensitive data and information in accordance with Data Protection Act
- Work effectively and inclusively with a range of people, both within and outside of the organisation
At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
Rewards & Benefits
- A minimum of 22 days annual leave per annum (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days).
- Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities.
- Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.
- Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and as health & wellbeing resources.
- A wide range of development programmes to enhance your career and free foreign language evening classes.
- Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 17.8%.
About Us
At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before.
Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you’ve ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.
Because for us education isn’t about how much you take in. It’s about what you take out into the world.
Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885,Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £24,533.00-£26,444.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free flu jabs
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Shuttle service provided
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: EHA2518-0224
