Executive Assistant – North West Centre for Advanced Manufacturing 2 Projec

HIRANI; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

North West Centre for Advanced Manufacturing 2 (NWCAM2) invites applications for an Executive Assistant to provide comprehensive administrative support to the principal investigator and team. The role includes arranging meetings, note-taking, and contributing to action progress.

It also requires organising travel, coordinating events, and monitoring project grants within a complex financial system, enabling smooth project delivery under PEACEPLUS funding.

Qualifications

• A good standard of numeracy and literacy, either by qualification or work-related activities.
• Experience of monitoring grants or budgets within a complex financial system.
• Experience organising events, travel and servicing meetings, including taking notes.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to the NWCAM2 principal investigator and team.
• Coordinate meetings, take minutes and contribute to action follow-ups.
• Arrange travel and accommodation and manage related logistics.
• Monitor budgets and grants within the project financial system.
• Support event organisation and general office duties as required.

Skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Budget monitoring

Event planning

Travel arrangements

Meeting support

Job description

Executive Assistant – North West Centre for Advanced Manufacturing 2 Projec

We are a university with a national and international reputation for excellence, innovation and regional engagement, making a major contribution to the economic, social and cultural development of Northern Ireland.

Our core business activities are teaching and learning, widening access to education, research and innovation and technology and knowledge transfer.

THE ROLE

The North West Centre for Advanced Manufacturing 2 (NWCAM2) project, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). The project is led by Catalyst, in partnership with Atlantic Technology University (ATU), North West Regional College, Ulster University, Trinity College Dublin and Irish Manufacturing Research Centre. NWCAM2 is a cross-border innovation initiative seeking to help 30 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the health and life sciences sector to embed and accelerate sustainable manufacturing in their businesses.

As a key member of the NWCAM2 team, the role holder will provide a comprehensive and professional administrative support service to the NWCAM2 principal investigator and wider team.

NWCAM2 is funded by the European Union through the PEACEPLUS Programme.

We may create a 12-month waiting list for same or similar roles within the Department/Faculty. The University reserves the right to extend the waiting list across the University if required for certain posts.

ABOUT YOU

The postholder will be required to have:

A good standard of numeracy and literacy, either by qualification or work-related activities.

Working knowledge of a complex financial operating system within an organisation, with experience of monitoring grants or budgets.

Experience of organising events and making travel and related arrangements, and of servicing meetings in a business/work environment, including taking notes and making a personal contribution to the work/actions arising from committees/meetings.

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