Administrator

Role Description

Department

The School of Physics, Engineering and Technology brings physicists and engineers together to push the frontiers of knowledge, foster innovation and meet the grand challenges facing society. Our aim is to deliver world-leading research in both fundamental and applied areas whilst developing new technologies that work for the public good, in an environment where everyone can thrive.

As a School, equality, diversity, and inclusion are central to our culture and we strive to provide a working environment which allows all staff and students to contribute fully, to flourish, and to excel. We aim to ensure that there is a supportive and egalitarian culture at all levels and across all staff groups and offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds. We are proud to hold Juno Champion and Athena Swan silver awards, which recognise our commitment to creating an equitable and fully inclusive environment in which staff and students can thrive. We aim to inspire young people to engage with science and engineering through our outreach work. 

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and talented individual to join the Admin Team in the School of PET. The Admin Team provides administrative support to the following areas: HR, general school enquiries, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, PA to HoS, staff events, committee servicing, research group support, academic and research accommodation and travel bookings, staff communications, and social media.

Role

This role is busy and varied involving daily contact with academic, research, teaching and professional support staff within the school, as well as colleagues from central professional support services. Applicants should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to multitask and prioritise. This role is available full time (37 hours / week) or part time (29.6 hours / per week) on a fixed term basis for up to 12 months.

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

You will have:

• Experience of working in a varied administrative role effectively balancing competing priorities
• Experience of providing an excellent standard of service to a range of customers, including excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• A high degree of attention to detail; able to use initiative; good problem-solving skills; organised yet flexible
• Commitment to actively championing respect, inclusivity, equality and diversity
• Knowledge of HR policies and procedures, experience of handling confidential information, and the ability to create/maintain web pages and social media are all desirable.

Interview date: To be confirmed

For informal enquiries: please contact Simone Quinn at simone.quinn@york.ac.uk or the PET Admin Team at  pet-admin@york.ac.uk.

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive  – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University. 

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork