Department Secretary

**Overview of Responsibilities**
**Who are we looking for?**
We are offering a fantastic opportunity for a Department Secretary to join our team of talented professionals. You will have a strong background in administration, excellent customer service skills, and excellent IT skills, particularly in Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. You will also have the ability to handle confidential information with discretion and possess excellent organizational and communication skills.
**What will you be responsible for?**
- Providing administrative and organisation support to the Director of People (and the wider Department), organising meetings on their behalf
- Arranging UK and international travel and accommodation for the department, following UKAEA processes and procedures; make taxi bookings for visitors, visit notices etc as required
- Organizing team activities, meetings and away days, preparing agendas, minute taking, and making catering arrangements as necessary
- Assisting with onboarding processes for People Department new starters, ensuring the New Starter Checklist is followed, completing Form 70s, ordering IT equipment etc.
- Ordering and distributing stationery or other purchases required for the People Department

Salary
£23,464 to 25,030 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension

Programme
CENTRALISED

Department
People (HR)

Discipline
Administrative

Site Location
UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire

Type of Employment
Full-time

**Qualifications**
**Essential skills, experience and competence required**
- Administration experience
- Excellent customer service skills
- Excellent IT skills (especially Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint)
- Ability to treat sensitive data appropriately and with discretion
- Excellent organisational and communication skills

**Desirable skills, experience and competence**
- HR administration experience
- L3 CIPD qualified

**Additional Information**
**What we offer**
Our comprehensive benefits package includes a vibrant **culture** committed to being fully **inclusive**, an **Employee Assistance Programme** and trained Mental Health First Aiders, **Flexible working options** including family friendly policies, **Emergency **paid* leave**, Generous **annual leave allowance **(30.5 days) increased with length of service, wide range of **career development opportunities**, outstanding **defined benefit pension scheme**; Corporate **bonus scheme* and a **Relocation** allowance (if eligible).

**Salary**: £23,464.00-£25,030.00 per year