Faculty Exec Officer: Strategic Admin & Stakeholder Lead

Edge Hill University; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days annual leave per annum

Discounted sport and leisure facility

Staff benefits scheme

Employee assistance programme

Career development programmes

On‑campus working environment

LGPS enrolment

Job summary

Edge Hill University is seeking a Faculty Executive Officer to provide high‑quality executive and administrative support to the Faculty Deanery. The role is based in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Faculty Office and involves managing complex diaries, coordinating meetings and events, and handling confidential matters with discretion.

You will oversee key Faculty processes, including research ethics, payments, and the monthly newsletter, while driving process improvements and building

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy, complex organisation.
• Advanced Excel and accurate data-entry skills.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex diaries and priorities, coordinate meetings, events and senior visits.
• Handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion.
• Manage key Faculty processes including ethics administration and financial administration for payments.
• Prepare and publish the monthly Faculty newsletter; maintain SharePoint content.
• Provide committee support from agenda planning through to minutes and briefings.
• Gather and analyse information, prepare reports and presentations, and propose improvements.
• Build productive relationships across the University and with external stakeholders.

Skills

Administrative experience

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Negotiation skills

Advanced Excel

Data entry

Job description

Edge Hill University is seeking a Faculty Executive Officer to provide high‑quality executive and administrative support to the Faculty Deanery. The role is based in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Faculty Office and involves managing complex diaries, coordinating meetings and events, and handling confidential matters with discretion.

You will oversee key Faculty processes, including research ethics, payments, and the monthly newsletter, while driving process improvements and building