Executive Support Administrator

1 week ago


Reading, Reading, United Kingdom University of Reading Full time £26,907 - £31,548 per year

Job reference: SRF52456

Salary: £26,707 - £30,378 per annum

Closing date: 04/01/2026

Department: School of Biological Sciences

Location: Whiteknights Reading UK

Employment type: AAS-Clerical

Division: Not specified

Hours Per Week: 36 hours per week

Job live date: 03/12/2025

Employment Basis/Type: Full time, Permanent

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Job Description

Full Time and Permanent Role

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Closing date: 23:59 on 4 January 2026

Interviews will be held: 26 January 2026

We are looking for an outstanding individual to provide high quality, professional administrative support to the School of Biological Sciences.

The role is focused on administrative and support tasks with a key focus on providing financial support. The role holder will work within a small, friendly and busy team of Executive Support staff in the School. The role is office-based in the Health and Life Sciences Building on the Whiteknights Campus.

You will have:

  • Experience of working in a busy office environment within an administrative support role.
  • A good understanding/experience of financial systems preferably in a UK Higher Education environment or equivalent.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Ability to provide a high standard of customer service.
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to balance competing priorities and meet set deadlines.
  • Excellent IT skills with a range of IT packages and systems (incl. Microsoft Office and Teams).

Contact details

Contact Name: Christine Brickley

Contact Job Title: Executive Administration Officer

Contact Email address:

Alternative Contact Name: Susan Lock

Alternative Contact Job Title: Executive Administration Officer

Alternative Contact Email address:

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.



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