Senior Project Administrator - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
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School of Metallurgy and Materials

Location:
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £28,397 to £30,210, with potential progression once in post to £33,938

Grade 5

Part Time (18 working hours per week)

Fixed Term contract up to December 2026

Closing date: 25th February 2024


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


Role Summary


As a senior administrator within the Sustainable Physical Metallurgy Group based at the University of Birmingham, you will provide support for a broad range of administrative duties, some of which may be complex.

You may also be responsible for managing other staff or for supporting colleagues and sharing knowledge.

You will be able to use your wide range of skills, both technical and administrative, and have the opportunity to lead on specific tasks within a team.

You will be part of a team of project administrators and officers in the School of Metallurgy and Materials, and you will be line managed within this team.


The postholder will work with other stakeholders in the School, College and University such as the School's Operations Teams, Technical Manager, HR, Finance etc.


You will be able to deal with complex systems and procedures and will be expected to offer advice on these, including deciding on the response to more complex queries.


You will be expected to exercise your judgment on the answer to queries or on the direction of work within parameters set by your manager.

On a day to day basis you will be expected to resolve more complex queries without necessarily referring to your manager.


You will be apart of a team of administrators within the School of Metallurgy and Materials although you will especially support the Sustainable Physical Metallurgy Group.


Main duties

  • You will be able to deal with complex systems and procedures and will be expected to offer advice on these, including deciding on the response to more complex queries.
  • You will be expected to exercise your judgment on the answer to queries or on the direction of work within parameters set by your manager.

    On a day to day basis you will be expected to resolve more complex queries without necessarily referring to your manager.

  • If you have a supervisory role, you will line manage your staff taking responsibility for coordinating and prioritising the work of others. If not in a supervisory role you will still be expected to act as a role model and coach members of the team.
  • Maintain high profile working relationships with key stakeholders on your own initiative, fielding enquiries and ensuring that appropriate information is disseminated to stakeholders as appropriate.
  • You may be involved in organising events including booking a venue, sending invitations, arranging refreshments, liaising with speakers, manage bookings, coordination of colleagues, advertising,
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