BIU Support Officer and Executive Assistant (Maternity Leave Cover)

LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE; Camden Town; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious university in London is seeking a BIU Support Officer and Executive Assistant for a fixed-term role. You will be responsible for providing essential administrative and finance support to the Business Improvement Unit, ensuring smooth operations within a dynamic environment focused on delivering business change. Candidates should possess strong organizational, customer service, and document management skills with a keen attention to detail. This position offers hybrid working, generous leave, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Occupational pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Hybrid working

Excellent training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Excellent administrative and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Experience in providing secretariat function and producing meeting minutes.
• Ability to arrange meetings and events involving senior management.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth day-to-day administration of the BIU.
• Provide administrative and finance support to the BIU Team.
• Manage the Triage Review process for business change projects.

Skills

Administrative skills

Organizational skills

Customer service skills

Document management

Verbal communication

Written communication

Job description

BIU Support Officer and Executive Assistant (Maternity Leave Cover)

London School of Economics and Political Science

• Location: London
• Type: Permanent
• Hours: Full-time
• Posted: 15 hours ago

LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university. The Business Improvement Unit (BIU) delivers both strategic transformational change and operational improvements across the LSE.

This is a fixed term appointment for 12 months. Salary from £36,513 to £41,565 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £44,468 pa inclusive of London allowance.

This is an exciting time to join the LSE, a world class University situated in the heart of London. We currently have an opportunity for a BIU Support Officer and Executive Assistant. This post is an integral part of the LSE's business change function and ensures the smooth day-to-day administration of the BIU. The post holder provides administrative and finance support to the BIU Team and executive assistance to the Director. The post holder manages the Triage Review process, which is a key first step in the governance of business change projects.

The role requires excellent administrative, organisational, customer service and document management skills, with an emphasis on attention to detail.

The successful candidate will have:

• A thorough and detailed approach, with meticulous attention to detail.
• Experience of providing a secretariat function for meetings and producing accurate minutes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to understand and convey information in a clear and accurate manner.
• Ability to arrange meetings and events involving senior management.
• Ability to be self-motivated and to work on own initiative when necessary.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to use own initiative to discover and introduce more effective ways of carrying out a task or process. The role provides the opportunity to work in a dynamic project-based environment focused on delivering business change across the LSE.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 15 October 2025 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.