Assistant Departmental Administrator (Projects)
Administrative
Short info about job
Company: University of Cambridge
Department: Department of Geography
Salary: £29,799 to £38,833
Hours: Full Time
Contract type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Type / Role: Professional or Managerial
Phone: +44-1450 2581756
Fax: +44-1342 6651916
E-mail: N\A
Site: N\A
Detail information about job Assistant Departmental Administrator (Projects). Terms and conditions vacancy
[Temporary Cover] (Maternity Cover)
The Department of Geography wishes to appoint a suitably qualified individual to provide maternity cover for the role of Assistant Departmental Administrator (Projects) from late October 2017, or as soon as possible thereafter. The post is available for one year or until the return of the current post-holder, whichever is the sooner.
The role-holder will work flexibly and employing a significant degree of initiative to provide high-level administrative support to the Department, and in particular to the Head of Department and Department Administrator, through a mixture of on-going responsibilities and project work.
The successful candidate will have proven research, analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to engage with strategy. They will be able to think independently and take initiative; to work flexibly and effectively to manage parallel work streams and competing deadlines. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential, and they will need to be able to write well in a variety of formats; to summarise, synthesise and present information effectively; to develop ideas and to form and make convincing arguments, face-to-face and in writing.
Maternity cover: This post is fixed-term for 12 months or the return of the post holder, whichever is the earlier.
To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit:
http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/14755. This will take you to the role on the University’s Job Opportunities pages. There you will need to click on the 'Apply online' button and register an account with the University's Web Recruitment System (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form.
Please provide a curriculum vitae and a covering letter in the Upload section of the online application. In the covering letter, you are encouraged to explain how your knowledge, skills and experience match those required for this role. Full contact details of two referees are required. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.
Please quote reference LC13101 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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