Department Administrator – Part Time

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Department of Psychology, Criminology & Humanistic Counselling

Maternity Cover (up to one-year fixed term contract) – 0.6 FTE

Part-time: 22.2 hours per week

Salary range: £25,138 to £26,444 per annum pro rata, £15,082 to £15,866 per annum

About this role

Sitting within the Psychology, Criminology and Humanistic Counselling team, the Department Administrator role will be at the heart of a vibrant and busy department. Based at the Chichester campus you will provide efficient, effective and professional administrative support to the staff, students and other stakeholders in the Department, to enhance administrative processes and the staff and student experience.

About you

You will demonstrate a broad knowledge of administrative practices and processes that support the delivery of a professional, customer focused service. You will have a good standard of education with a high level of literacy and numeracy and knowledge of administrative systems. You will demonstrate outstanding accuracy and attention to detail and will have experience of working in a busy environment, working to tight deadlines. Demonstrable knowledge of maintaining and reviewing administrative systems is essential as well as being prepared to learn new and innovative systems.

The ability to build good rapport and relationships quickly is a must, as well as the ability to service formal meetings, including minute taking.

About the team

You’ll be joining a highly professional, committed and student focused academic community and work within a small, friendly and flexible team, who are keen to contribute to our student experience while enjoying a good work life balance. The Department Administrator for Psychology, Criminology and Humanist Counselling sits within the wider Psychology, Business and Human Sciences team based on the Bishop Otter Campus, Chichester.

We are a University that prides itself on our sense of community, including an excellent staff experience.

In addition to your salary we offer a competitive reward package with a range of staff benefits and discounts which include:

• Defined Benefit pension schemes via our providers the Local Government Pension or Teachers’ Pension Schemes. Your own monthly contributions are enhanced with employer contributions and a substantial automatic lump sum life cover scheme enhancement.
• A paid closure period over the Christmas break is in addition to our generous holiday allowance with bank holidays too and an occupational sickness scheme.
• There’s also an on-site gym; a cycle purchase salary sacrifice scheme; subsidised bus travel between our Bognor and Chichester campuses and Chichester town centre; 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme to support our staff and extensive personal / professional training opportunities throughout the year.

Enquiries are welcomed by Antonina Pereira, Director of the Institute of Psychology, Business and Human Sciences via email at [email protected]

• Closing Date: Thursday 4 April 2024 (midnight)
• Interview Date: Monday 15 April 2024

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion at every level because we believe a diverse workforce benefits us all.

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