Executive Support Officer - Derby, United Kingdom - University of Derby

University of Derby

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Derby, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job details:

Department

Legal, Governance and Assurance Services

Responsible to

Executive Services Lead Coordinator

Location

Kedleston Road, Derby Campus

Salary

£30,950 to £34,027 per annum (for exceptional performers, there is scope for further progression up to £39,131 per annum)

Closing date

Sunday 3 December 2023

Contract type

Permanent

Post type

Full-time

Reference

0476-23

About the role:

About Us

The Executive Services team provide professional, executive level assistance and support to members of the University's Executive Board ("UEB"), the senior leaders of the University.

This is a busy yet exciting and diverse team to be a part of, working with colleagues within the University and externally.

Our University

Challenging, interesting and constantly changing, the University of Derby is an exceptional place to learn and an incredibly rewarding place to work.

Ours is an extraordinary educational environment and because we specialise in identifying and developing individual potential, you can be confident you will receive all the help and encouragement you need to build a rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress.

Our combined higher and further education offering is spread over campuses in Derby, Buxton, Leek and Chesterfield and we have some of the best university facilities in the UK, investing more than £200 million in facilities in the last 10 years.

We achieve outstanding results for our teaching and research and have been awarded Gold in the prestigious Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF making it one of the top universities in the country recognised for its outstanding student experience and student outcomes.

Financially strong and seriously ambitious we offer our employees a family-friendly, rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress.

Your Impact

Your skills and experience

Experience of supporting at an executive level, preferably in a large and complex organisation
Managing completing demands and reacting swiftly and positive to changing priorities and deadlines
Producing professional standard minutes and reports
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Handling sensitive situations, recognising confidential issues and dealing with them appropriately and with full discretion
Full details within the Job Description._

What you can expect from us

You will join a collaborative, agile and professional environment where you will have the opportunity to work closely with members of the University's Executive Board and wider leadership team.

We offer a supportive and inclusive culture and team-based approach to executive support services, with significant collaboration with colleagues at the University and externally, and with the opportunity to grow and achieve positive impact.

This is a busy yet exciting and diverse role, that will enable you to become embedded in the excellent work the University of Derby does both for our students and our broader communities.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement of 26 + bank holidays + 4 days concessional leave.
Competitive salary + Local Government Pension Scheme.
Suite of holistic wellbeing benefits and support including familyfriendly policies, illhealth compensation, and robust Employee Assistance Programme.
Access to variety of staff discounts at high street retailers.
Discounted onsite gym.
Discounted access to Devonshire Spa.

Principal accountabilities:

Provide a full confidential support service to members of UEB, as well as to the wider Executive Services team, demonstrating discretion and integrity in dealing with reputationally sensitive information.
Proactive and creative diary management for UEB to ensure optimum use of time to focus on strategic priorities and upcoming deadlines.
Work closely with team members to provide an occasional oncall support provision out of office hours to ensure that UEB members can focus on matters of strategic importance.
Ensure continuous and proactive forethought into University activities and strategic aims to support all portfolios within the UEB.
Lead and provide comprehensive support to strategic level meetings, through excellent organisational skills, high quality minutes and actions, and make connections across the business to ensure high quality, insightful decision making is carried out.
Promote Executive Services as a highly professional and competent support service to UEB, to support an excellent reputation of the Vice Chancellor, UEB and Executive Services, whilst acting as a positive ambassador for the University.
Demonstrate a future focused approach to personal development and embracing the digital direction of the University to provide a continually evolving suite of services and support to the UEB.
Initiate and lead mentoring of peers in the University in similar positions, to establish Executive Services as a beacon of best practice