Applying for Executive Assistant to Pro Vice Chancellor/Head of CSM
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Vacancy Id: 9276
College / Service: Central Saint Martins
Location: CSM - King's Cross, London UK
Salary: £37,532 – £45,865 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Term: Full time – 35 hours per week
Apply by: 20 April 2023 at 22:55
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The opportunity
To provide effective and professional administrative support to the Pro-Vice Chancellor/Head of College and the wider Executive team as required.
The Pro-Vice Chancellor/Head of College is responsible for the leadership, direction, and day-to-day operations of the college and for delivering on a large cross-university thematic portfolio. This role is expected to support balancing these dual responsibilities and to manage the range of internal and external stakeholders that it generates. The postholder will use initiative to proactively manage the Head of College’s diary and provide administrative project support on their behalf.
About you
The Executive Assistant must be creative and enjoy working within a purpose-led educational organisation that is agile, dynamic, both mission and results-driven, and community oriented. You will have the ability to exercise good judgment across a variety of situations, with strong written and verbal communication, administrative, and organizational skills, and the ability to maintain a realistic balance among multiple competing priorities.
We are looking for a confident, experienced individual, skilled at organising the complex diary of an in-demand senior academic leader. You will be highly capable of managing expectations, communicating sensitive messages with diplomacy and tact, and dealing with confidential enquiries.
The role will require you to manage key strategic relationships on behalf of the PVC/HoC, so you will be a confident communicator; somebody who can build and maintain positive relationships, always acting as an ambassador for the PVC/HoC office.
You will be able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, juggling a multitude of tasks which will utilise your skills and experience in several areas including servicing multiple committees, minute-taking, project administration as well as financial and HR administration. You must be a forward-looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions.
Experience of using online tools for diary management is essential and you should be proficient in the use of Office365 including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Excel.
Interview Information: The recruitment process will include two interview stages.
UAL is committed to addressing the under-representation of staff from Black and Minority Ethnic communities, using our student profile as a reference point.
In return, University of the Arts London offers generous leave, an attractive salary and pension plus a commitment to your continuing personal development and training in an environment that encourages excellence, creativity and diversity. If you have any queries about this role please email the CSM Resourcing Team on: 0207 514 7885 or email: jobenquiries@csm.arts.ac.uk
We are UAL
University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.
Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.
Our culture
We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
Application process
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Vacancy Id: 9276
College / Service: Central Saint Martins
Location: CSM - King's Cross, London UK
Salary: £37,532 – £45,865 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Term: Full time – 35 hours per week
Apply by: 20 April 2023 at 22:55
Please read through our FAQs page before applying.
A full copy of the job advert along with other information (such as interviews date, hiring process etc) is available by clicking on the ‘Apply’ button below.