Senior Administrative Assistant

Challenging, interesting and constantly changing, the University of Derby is an extraordinary place to learn and an incredibly rewarding place to work. Ours is an extraordinary educational environment and because we specialise in identifying and developing individual potential, you can be confident you'll receive all the help and encouragement you need to build a rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress. Our combined higher and further education offering is spread over campuses in Derby, Buxton, Leek and Chesterfield and we have some of the best university facilities in the UK, investing more than £200 million in facilities in the last 10 years. 

The nature of this role is to support and co-ordinate the smooth running of administrative and finance activities.  The successful candidate will have excellent IT and customer service skills, attention to detail and a strong ability to problem solve. Experience and skills to contribute to the development and operation of the team ensuring the delivery of a high quality and efficient service to staff, students, suppliers, external customers and contractors.

This role will involve responsibility for a specific area of work from start to finish and will require some responsibility for organising and prioritising workloads and guidance to Administrative Assistants within the team. In addition, responsibility for the operation and maintenance of administrative systems and procedures for the efficient and effective operation of the Estate Management Department. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect everyone who works for us to also share this commitment and to treat people with courtesy and respect.