School Operations Officer (REDEPLOYEE APPLICANTS ONLY)

City St George's, University of London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

City St George’s, University of London is seeking a customer-centric office administrator to support the Heads of Department with administrative tasks, committee servicing, event planning and travel bookings.

You will work in a busy environment, prioritise workloads, maintain accuracy, and contribute to a supportive, efficient service across the School.

Qualifications

• Customer-centred office administrator with strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive approach to problem solving; works well in a team and independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent administrative support to Heads of Department; committee servicing, event planning, booking of travel and accommodation for academic staff.

Skills

Customer focus

Interpersonal communication

Organisation

Team player

Tools

Office software

Job description

Please note: This role is only open to redeployee applicants at City St George's. Applications from individuals who are not redeployee applicants will not be considered at this time.

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

The post plays a significant role in supporting the delivery of the School’s operational objectives, providing administrative support to academic staff within a school or department, as well as other key leadership positions within the School, and working with professional contacts in the wider university to ensure an efficient and effective service.

Responsibilities

• To provide excellent administrative support to the Heads of Department and the wider academic department. Committee servicing, event planning, booking of travel and accommodation for academic staff. For a complete list of areas of responsibility please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

We are looking for a customer-centred office administrator, with excellent interpersonal communication skills, to work with the Heads of Department. They will need to be able to use office-based systems and procedures. They will be working in a very busy and changeable working environment and will need to be able to prioritise their workload and keep an eye on the level of accuracy of their outputs. Be a team player as well as being able to work on own initiative. They would need to have a proactive approach to problem solving and be comfortable in communicating with staff at all levels within the University. For more detailed information, please see the person specifications section of the job description.

Additional Information

Closing date for applications:8th November 2026 at 11:59pm

Interviews are scheduled to take place from 30th November 2026

The selection process will involve an interview and an exercise. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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The University of business, practice and the professions