Personal Assistant

2 days ago

swindon wiltshire, United Kingdom Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) Full time

Smart Data Research UK: Personal Assistant

Job title:Personal Assistant

Location:Swindon based - Hybrid working available (see hybrid working below)

Salary:£28,498 per annum

Contract type:Open Ended

Hours:Full-time or 0.8 FTE role. ESRC have a wide range of policies to support work/life balance. As such, we welcome full time/part time/compressed hours applications for this role.

Closing Date:8thDecember 2024

Interview Date:17thDecember 2024

Smart Data Research UK

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of UK science and technology. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is investing £59.3m inSmart Data Research UK an ambitious programme to unlock, organise and champion safe access to smart data.Smart data is made whenever we engage with the digital world when we buy something, like something, or get directions. If used for scientific research,smart data can help us understand important social challenges from preventing diseases to tackling climate change.

Our mission is to unlock the power of smart data for research that improves lives. We will do this by providing researchers with safe, trustworthy access to smart data, safeguarding public trust, building capability for cutting-edge research, and supporting research that addresses significant social and economic challenges.

Smart Data Research UK will invest in data services - teams of experts from research institutes across the country. They will build partnerships with data owners and provide secure access to data for researchers. Coordination and leadership are provided by a Strategic Hub team, led by a Director, based at the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

About the role

The Personal Assistant will provide administrative and secretarial support to the Director and Deputy Director to ensure the smooth management of day-to-day affairs, and most effective use of time. This role will also involvemaintaining a range of documentation, servicing meetings, gathering and analysing data and advocating the use of standardised processes and documentation across the SDR UK Strategic Hub.

Key Responsibilities

  • Diary management including arranging travel and ensuring that the Director and Deputy Director are suitably briefed.
  • Organising and co-ordinating correspondence, and visits with stakeholders.
  • Main point of contact for the Director and Deputy Director, managing requests and queries.
  • Maintain office systems, including data management and filing.
  • Produce documents, briefing papers, reports and presentations.
  • Organise meetings and ensure that the Director and Deputy Director are well prepared for those meetings, preparing agendas, pre-meeting briefings and where appropriate meeting papers.
  • Meeting management including creation, collation and distribution of agendas and papers, attending meetings, taking notes/minutes, recording actions and progress chasing.
  • Support a range of administrative functions including the team mailbox, team meetings, team task log.
  • Operate effectively within a matrix management environment on one or more assignments with the flexibility and resilience to respond to the changing demands of a fast-paced environment.
  • Any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Director, Deputy Director or Senior Management.

This is not a comprehensive list, and we may require you to undertake other duties within the Strategic Hub (especially while it is under development) commensurate with the level of responsibility of this post.

Hybrid Working

This post is based at our Swindon office, but we operate a hybrid approach, and you can expect a mix of working from home, the office, and external locations. This post also requires travel to attend external visits and meetings.

Key Relationships

  • Director
  • Deputy Director
  • Operations Manager

Shortlisting and Interview Criteria (Person Specification)

Essential

  • Experience providing high-level administrative and secretarial support to leadership, including diary and travel management
  • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain a seamless workflow for senior leaders in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience creating and maintaining professional documents and records, including meeting agendas, minutes and action logs
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively manage requests and queries from a range of stakeholders at varying levels of seniority
  • A flexible and adaptable approach, with experience adjusting to shifting priorities in a dynamic team environment
  • Good general PC skills including a good working knowledge of MS Office packages and document management systems.

Desirable

  • An understanding of the research and innovation ecosystem, including the role of UKRI
  • Experience supporting high-profile people, programmes or projects

APPLICATIONS

Online applications only for this role. Please submit a CV and covering letter to the attachments section (ignore free textbox for cover letter under Experience section) which clearly outlines how you fulfil the criteria specified along with your motivation for the role. Ensure that the job reference number is included in the filename description of each document uploaded. Note that failure to address the above criteria or submit an application without a covering letter may result in the application not being considered. Assessment will only be based upon the content of your submitted covering letter and CV and not the Experience section of the application process.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DEVELOPING TALENT:

We are committed to developing employees in their roles throughout their career. Learning and development plans enable employees to continue their professional development through training and development opportunities such as e-learning, classroom training and on-the-job experiences. We encourage our employees to share their learning across teams and organisations.

BENEFITS:

UKRI can offer the successful candidate:

- Flexible Working

- 30 days annual leave + Public Holidays

- Access to Civil Service Pension Scheme

- Various everyday discounts through our dedicated provider

Visit our dedicated benefits webpage for more info:Benefits of working at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)


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