Senior Personal Assistant - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
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Campus Services

Location:
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £25,506 to £27,399, with potential progression once in post to £31,718

Band: 500

Full Time, Permanent

Closing date: 25th June 2023


Our offer to you
People are at the heart of what we are and do.


The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university.

We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.


We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential.

With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.


We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate.

We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.


Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements.

We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working.

In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme.

We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.


The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site.

On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham


Job context


With a turnover of over £59 million, the Campus Services portfolio includes the University's 5,000-bed student residential villages, sporting facilities, retail and food outlets, an on-campus hotel and conference centre, and three-day nurseries.

A number of campus-wide services fall under the remit of Campus Services including cleaning, security and emergency planning, portering, post, visitor services, transport, waste disposal, and recycling.

The Division also has responsibility for managing conferencing and events, and for managing many of the University's attractions such as Winterbourne House and Garden.

Campus Services are proud to deliver service excellence, identifying innovative and sector-leading opportunities for income generation in alignment with the University's 2030 strategy framework.


This post is an exciting opportunity to join a small team providing executive support to senior leaders in Campus Services, as part of Business Support Services.

Collectively, Business Support Services is responsible for a diverse range of activities across Campus Services - namely: Administration (including executive support), Projects, IT, and Health & Safety.


Job Summary


As a Senior Personal Assistant within Campus Services, you will provide support for a broad range of administrative duties, some of which may be complex.

You will use your excellent organisational skills and attention to detail to ensure the people you support are well prepared, and that the tasks you carry out are completed to a high quality in a timely manner.

You'll be responsible for supporting colleagues and for sharing knowledge across the team and wider functional network.


Organisation chart
The Senior Personal Assistant reports to the Executive Assistant, as part of Business Support Services in Campus Services.

The post sits as part of a small team within Business Support Services, supporting Campus Services senior managers and providing high level administrative support across Campus Services more generally.

The Senior Personal Assistant also often works in collaboration with a wider functional network of executive support and administrative colleagues.


Main duties

  • Undertake complex diary management and meeting planning, usually 612 months ahead, making decisions on the best use of time. This will require you to understand the priorities and deadlines you and your manager(s) are working to and will involve developing relationships across the University and beyond.
  • Proactive inbox management, with confidence to make decisions
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