Team Administrator

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 431725

**Salary**:

- £26,276
- Plus generous Civil Service defined benefit pension
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

**Job grade**:

- Other

**Contract type**:

- Permanent
Fixed term

**Length of employment**:

- 12 Month fixed term

**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support

**Working pattern**:

- Full-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 2

**Contents**:

- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know

**Location**:

- Lime Kiln Close. Stoke Gifford Filton Abbey Wood BRISTOL

**About the job**:
**Job summary**:
Team Administrator

**Salary**: £26,276

Location: Bristol

Plus generous Civil Service defined benefit pension

Permanent and 12 month fixed term opportunity available

About us:
The Office for Students (OfS) is the independent regulator of higher education in England. We aim to ensure that every student, whatever their background, has a fulfilling experience of higher education that enriches their lives and careers.

**Job description**:
About the role:
The administrative resource unit (ARU) is a large team of professional administrators who provide a range of admin support across the organisation.

The aim of the role ‘Team Administrator’ is to provide support to teams, primarily in a specific Directorate, and work flexibly across the organisation in line with business needs.

Key responsibilities include:

- managing enquiries (internal and external) to ensure information reaches the right people to respond;
- providing team support by arranging team meetings and taking notes when required;
- following processes and procedures;
- arranging travel;
- budget administration.

The role requires engagement with stakeholders to ensure that the relevant team receives appropriate administrative support.

**Person specification**:
About you:

- You will be proactive with excellent organisational and administrative skills.
- Experience of Microsoft Office programs, Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams are essential.
- Experience of using multiple inboxes and calendars, note and minute taking is preferrable.
- Experience of budget administration is desirable.

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £26,276, Office for Students contributes £7,612 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

**Things you need to know**:
**Selection process details**:
Application process

Working for us

The OfS regulates the higher education sector on behalf of all students. We value diversity and the wealth of perspectives, experience and ideas that it brings to our work, and we strive to embed equality of opportunity in everything we do.

At the OfS, we recognise that flexibility can enable people to work more effectively. A set of organisation-wide principles shape our approach to flexible and hybrid working, which our teams then use as guidance on how they deliver their business goals. This would usually mean working from the office for two or three days in a typical week.

In addition, our Total Reward Framework offers a range of benefits to suit your way of life. These include comprehensive learning and development, annual leave starting at 25 days per year (plus public holidays), access to the highly regarded Civil Service pension scheme and a variety of health benefits.

Interviews: Thursday 23 October and Friday 24 October

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

**Security**:

- People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

**Working for the Civil Service**:

- Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

**Diversity and Inclusion**:

- The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
- Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

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