Personal Assistant to The Directors

3 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom University of Leeds Full time

**Personal Assistant to the Directors**:
**Grade 5 (£25,285 - £28,929 p.a. depending on experience)**:
This role will be based on the_ _university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

**Do you thrive in a busy, fast-paced fundraising team and enjoy playing a critical supporting role in delivering a diverse range of projects?**

The University of Leeds is one of the top 135 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced PA to provide proactive administrative support to the Director and Deputy Director of Advancement. Working largely self-directed in your day-to-day work you will demonstrate a high level of personal responsibility and initiative in all aspects of the role. You will be responsible for managing two busy inboxes, taking action on behalf of the directors, complex diary management, creating international travel itineraries and servicing the Advancement Leadership team and other meetings.

You will also be a core member of the Advancement Admin team and provide diary management support to the Head of Transformational & Major Gifts.

You will have excellent verbal and written communications skills with the ability to build productive working relationships with people at all levels across the University and also externally.

You will have exceptional organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to prioritise in order to manage a busy and varied workload. You will possess excellent IT skills and have a strong working knowledge of all Microsoft packages. You will enjoy working independently and using your own initiative and judgement in order to make decisions.

**What we offer in return**
- 26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) - that’s 42 days a year
- Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance.
- Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
- Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
- Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more

**To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact**:
Jayne Glennon, Deputy Director, Advancement

**Location**:

- Leeds - Main Campus**Faculty/Service**:

- Professional Services**School/Institute**:

- Advancement Team**Category**:

- Administrative and Clerical Support**Grade**:

- Grade 5**Salary**:

- £25,285 to £28,929 p.a.**Working Time**:

- 1.0 FTE**Post Type**:

- Full Time**Contract Type**:

- Ongoing**Release Date**:

- Monday 03 April 2023**Closing Date**:

- Sunday 30 April 2023**Interview Date**:

- Tuesday 09 May 2023**Reference**:

- PSADV1041**Further details**:



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