Senior Resources Administrator — Flexible, Impactful Admin

University of Birmingham; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 days paid holiday

Volunteer day

Pension scheme

Nurseries on site

Job summary

University of Birmingham in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Administrator to provide broad administrative support within the Birmingham Business School. The role may involve line management and leading on specific tasks within a team, flexing across departments as needed.

You will apply a wide range of technical and administrative skills to manage complex processes, organise events, and contribute to wider university projects.

Qualifications

• Educated to A Level or Level 3 qualification.
• Minimum of grade C/4 in Mathematics and English at GCSE or equivalent.
• Highly proficient IT skills, incl. MS Office and PowerPoint; ERP experience.
• Experience implementing or working with automated workflows using software such as Power Automate.
• Ability to plan ahead and manage workloads to meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a large, complex organisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior administrative support across multiple areas within a department.
• Line manage staff where applicable and coach team members.
• Maintain high-profile stakeholder relationships and disseminate information as needed.
• Organise events, meetings and manage bookings.
• Prepare and analyse data, producing bespoke reports.
• Support operational processes and systems, including budgeting tasks.
• Provide secretarial support to relevant committees.
• Ensure adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion duties.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

Leadership (supervisory)

Problem solving

Adaptability

Education

A Level or Level 3 qualification

GCSE Maths and English grade C/4

Tools

MS Office

PowerPoint

Power Automate

Job description

University of Birmingham in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Administrator to provide broad administrative support within the Birmingham Business School. The role may involve line management and leading on specific tasks within a team, flexing across departments as needed.

You will apply a wide range of technical and administrative skills to manage complex processes, organise events, and contribute to wider university projects.