Academic Administrative Assistant

Company: Elizabeth School of London

Job Title: Academic Administrative Assistant

Location: ON-SITE, London, Holborn

Salary: £28K per annum

Employment Type: Full-time, Monday to Friday

About the Elizabeth School of London:

The Elizabeth School of London (ESL) is a higher education provider committed to offering relevant, high-quality programmes on campuses across six major cities including London, Birmingham, Leeds, Leicester, Manchester, and Northampton. With an inclusive approach to the recruitment of students, we provide one-to-one academic and career guidance with the purpose of widening access to higher education among groups currently under- represented. We believe that education is transformational and can make a fundamental difference to the individuals and communities we serve.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide support for Department Leads and the Head of the Department with a range of administrative work.
• Support for each partners, Academic Staff, and communication with a range of stakeholders with whom the Academic Managers are working.
• Completing administrative work required for the hiring of Tutors, Operational and Teaching Staff, working closely with the department leads and head of department, as their Line Manager, to ensure the completion of the recruitment, induction, and career development process.
• Working closely with the Academics to have a broad view of our employment lifecycle from pre-employment checks of attendance and Lecturers’ distribution/allocation.
• Showing excellent administrative and organisational skills, and a good attention to detail as required.
• Communicating clearly with members of academic staff and students as required.
• Working at a highly competent level with the Microsoft Office suite, especially Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Creating diagrams, taking minutes, and writing and editing handbooks and resource documents as required.
• Supporting members of the Academic Manager’s team.
• Delivering the highest level of effectiveness in administrative arrangements and support as well as excellent professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Organising and working well and patiently under pressure and prioritising a busy workload within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications and Experience Needed

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
• Native English speaker or certified to the equivalent level.

Desirable

• Postgraduate degree from an accredited university.
• Experience of administrative work at a higher-education institution in the UK.

Benefits:

• Annual leave (5.6 weeks) plus bank holidays.
• Workplace pension scheme.
• Company Sick Policy (from January 2025).
• Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) (until December 2024).
• Statutory maternity/paternity pays.
• Career development opportunities
• Training and self-development opportunities.
• Gym membership discounts
• Retail discount schemes
• Cinema discounts
• Grocery discounts
• Cycle to work
• Investing and savings opportunities
• Financial wellbeing – personal debt advise.
• Financial wellbeing education
• My Mind Pal (mental fitness)