Administrative Assistant

Details


1093478


University of Warwick


10/03/2025


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Full Time, 36.5 hours per week


Smart Casual

Pay


£12.67


£1.53

Description

Role

We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Administrative Assistant to join Estates providing administrative support to the Assurance, Risk and Property Team.  The ideal candidate will have experience in a busy administrative role.

Please note there will be a requirement to work on site (Argent Court) for this role.

This is a full-time role, 36.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. (Monday to Thursday 7.45am to 3.45pm with 30-minute lunch break, Friday 7.45am to 2.45pm with 30-minute lunch break)

Duties and responsibilities

  • Provide day-to-day administrative duties, including dealing with queries, arranging meetings, filing records, taking minutes, diary management and cover for reception at Argent Court. 
  • Use the Opera (e procurement) system to generate purchase requisitions in priority order and a timely manner, and ensure goods are receipted in a timely manner.
  • Identify requests that require urgent or emergency action and contact the necessary people quickly.
  • Any other duties as required in keeping with the level of the post.

Skills and experience

  • A proactive approach with the ability to use initiative
  • Minute Taking Experience
  • Process driven with the ability to follow established procedures
  • Educated to GCSE level standard including English and maths or equivalent
  • Experience of working in an administrative environment, dealing with queries.
  • Strong administration and organisation skills
  • Proficient IT skills including word processing, databases, spread sheets and presentation software
  • Ability to work on own initiative as well as in a flexible team environment
  • Experience of maintaining electronic records on a management information system
  • Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
  • Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy, and with attention to detail and confidentiality
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills through a range of relevant media (e.g. face to face, email, or telephone)

Location
Argent Court (office based)

Additional information
Advert closing date: Midnight on 2/3/25

Interview date: 6/3/25
Start date: ASAP after successful interview and eligibility checks

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