Can you provide comprehensive, end-to-end administrative support to various teams within the Facilities Management section of the Campus Services Directorate and manage, maintain and manipulate data for a range of processes and systems? If so, this is a great opportunity for you.
With a broad understanding of the routine activities required to ensure the smooth and efficient administration of the Facilities Management section, you will be largely self-managed responding to students and colleagues from across the University as well as visitors and external contacts on routine matters, always ensuring a courteous and efficient response.
As Waste and Facilities Administrator, you can expect to be involved in:
- Providing administrative support to the Facilities Management section of the Campus Services Directorate, working proactively to deliver assigned tasks without prompting.
- Providing support in the organisation of meetings, events, and committees ensuring they are run efficiently with timely minutes being produced and that outcomes/decisions are passed on for action.
- Liaising with staff and contractors as directed in respect of Facilities Management queries.
What will you bring to the role?
- Educated to GCSE English and Maths grade C/4 or equivalent
- Previous experience in an administrative role and providing excellent customer service
- Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office packages and using/ maintaining databases
- Good attention to detail/accuracy
- Experience of taking minutes.
What we can offer in return:
As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:
- 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
- Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
- Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health
For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent
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Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number CS-398-26-R.
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