Senior Administrator — Knowledge Mobilisation & Research Capacity

University of Leicester; Leicester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Excellent pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Job summary

University of Leicester seeks a Senior Administrator to provide operational leadership across knowledge mobilisation and research capacity development programmes. You will coordinate communications with trainees, alumni and external partners and produce reports and impact data to demonstrate outcomes.

The role requires strong organisation, sound judgement and the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high accuracy and customer service.

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior administrative or secretarial environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with accuracy and discretion.
• Experience drafting professional correspondence, organising meetings and building stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership across KM and RCD programme administration.
• Coordinate communications with trainees, alumni and external partners.
• Produce reports and impact data for programme outcomes.
• Support recruitment and induction activities.
• Promote training resources and research outputs.
• Oversee digital content management and data governance.
• Coordinate events and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Organisation

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Microsoft 365

Education

NVQ Level 3 / A-Level or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

University of Leicester seeks a Senior Administrator to provide operational leadership across knowledge mobilisation and research capacity development programmes. You will coordinate communications with trainees, alumni and external partners and produce reports and impact data to demonstrate outcomes.

The role requires strong organisation, sound judgement and the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high accuracy and customer service.