Secretariat Administrator
3 weeks ago
**Location**
High Wycombe
**Contract Type**
Fixed Term Contract
**Salary Range**
£27,396 - £30,619
**Hours per week**
37
**Closing Date**
23/04/2023
**Ref No**
1190
**Full Time - Fixed Term Contract (**
**12-month)**:
- High Wycombe**
**Salary - £27,396 - £30,619**
- Buckinghamshire New University is an ambitious, modern university that is always open to fresh ideas and thinking. We believe in the transformative power of education, and in doing the right thing by our students, people and local community. That’s why our BNU community is a special place to work and study, and where people who want to make a difference can contribute and succeed.
- Our University’s DRIVE values are at the heart of all that we do. We are united in being dynamic, responsible, inclusive, visionary and empowering to ensure that we provide the best experience to our learners and offer excellent service to our partners and to each other as colleagues.
- BNU continues to experience rapid growth in student numbers, making us one of the fastest-growing higher education providers. This is an exciting time to join the University as we invest significantly in estate developments and welcome Jay Blades MBE as our inaugural Chancellor.
- The University Secretariat provides support to the University’s Council and Senate committees and manages the University Policies and Procedures Framework. The Secretariat Administrator will work collaboratively within the University Secretariat’s team to ensure an exceptional standard of service delivery in providing critical support to the University’s committees, including scheduling meetings and releasing meeting papers. They will also focus on ensuring that University policies are of an exceptional standard: reflecting and surpassing sector best practice; comply with key compliance, statutory and PSRB requirements; and are updated in a prompt and timely fashion.
- The role will have a particular focus on driving policy review, working to ensure policies overdue for review are reviewed in a timely fashion. The post holder will also work collaboratively with Committee Officers to schedule committee meetings and release papers ahead of meetings.
**Key tasks will include**:
- servicing the University’s Policy Oversight Group, including proof-reading policies, commissioning policy reviews (particularly of policies that are overdue for review), commissioning and publishing papers in advance of meetings and taking accurate notes of meetings;
- maintaining the University Policies and Procedures Register;
- commissioning policy reviews from policy owners 12 months’ in advance of when current (in date) policies are due for review;
- proof-reading policies to ensure coherency and that they are of an appropriate standard;
- ensuring policies are formatted correctly using current policy templates;
- undertaking sector research regarding policy areas as required to ensure policies are consistent with or surpass sector best practice;
- ensuring Equality Impact Assessments are completed for all policies;
- ensuring policies are promptly published externally or internally once reviewed.
**What we offer**:
- a generous holiday entitlement (30 days per annum, plus bank holidays & closure days)
- training & development support opportunities
- contributory pension scheme
- discounted gym membership for our on-site gym
- a range of staff discounts with major retailers.
- If you have the qualities and attributes representative of the University’s values and ambition, we would be delighted to hear from you.
- For further information about this role please contact
**Emma Tomsett (**
**).**
**Closing Date: 23 April 2023**
**Interview Date: w/c 1 May 2023**
- If you are successful in securing an interview for the role, you will be required to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
- The University is also committed to achieving the Race Equality Charter.
**JOB DESCRIPTION**
**Job Title**: Secretariat Administrator - Fixed Term Contract (12 months)**Faculty/Directorate**: University Secretary’s Office**Grade**: E**Location**: High Wycombe**Hours**: 37**Responsible to**: University Secretariat Manager**Responsible for**: The University Secretariat provides support to the University’s Council and Senate committees and manages the University Policies and Procedures Framework. The Committee and Policy Administrator will work collaboratively within the University Secretariat’s team to ensure an exceptional standard of service delivery in providing critical support to the University’s committees and to ensure that University policies are also of an exceptional standard: reflecting and surpassing sector best practice; comply with key compliance, statutory and PSRB requirements; and are updated in a prompt and timely fashion.- Key tasks will include servicing the University’s Policy Oversight Group, which monitors the Framework; scheduling committee meetings; publishing committ
