Executive Assistant

Loughborough University; Sharnford; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Loughborough University’s School of Social Sciences and Humanities seeks an Executive Assistant to provide high-level, proactive office management for the Senior Management Team. You will manage diaries, support committees, and act as a first point of contact with discretion and professionalism.

This full-time, open-ended role offers a hybrid working pattern: a minimum of three days in the office per week with two days remote by agreement with the Operations Manager, and the chance to contribute

Qualifications

• Previous, relevant experience in this type of administrative role with the flexibility that is required.
• Experience of diary management at a senior level and servicing committees.
• People person with the ability to work collegiately with people at all levels of the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level, proactive office management services to the Senior Management Team of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities.
• Be the first point of contact for enquiries, dealing with confidential issues as required.

Skills

Diary management

Committee servicing

Stakeholder liaison

Confidentiality

Office systems

Job description

Job description

School of Social Sciences and Humanities

Full-time and open-ended

Hybrid: A minimum of 3 days in the office per week, with 2 days remote working by agreement with the Operations Manager.

Join us and be part of a vibrant community at Loughborough University.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for:

The School of Social Sciences and Humanities are seeking to appoint an Executive Assistant. Reporting to the Operations Manager and working within the Operations Team, the post holder will provide high level, proactive office management services to the Senior Management Team of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities. They will be the first point of contact for enquiries and at times be dealing with complex and highly confidential issues.

About the University

Universities are one of this country’s greatest assets. We’re educators, employers, innovators and pioneers. We shape culture and society.

At Loughborough, we strive for better, think differently, challenge convention and take action. We are passionate about finding solutions to the major problems faced by society and the planet, and we create opportunities for those with the drive, the ambition, and the determination to apply themselves in the pursuit of better.

About the Departments

is a diverse and inclusive School delivering excellence in learning and teaching, research, and enterprise across the Social Sciences and Humanities. Inter-disciplinarity and international encounters are fostered across six departments: Communication and Media; Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy; English; Geography and Environment; International Relations, Politics and History; and Law.

About You

• You should have previous, relevant experience of working in this type of administrative role and understand the flexibility that is required
• You should have experience of diary management at a senior level and servicing committees.
• You should be a people person and have experience of working collegiately with people at all levels of the organisation.

Why should you Apply?

With huge amount of variety in the role, there is an opportunity for you to develop and continually grow.