Administrative Assistant Kent and Medway Medical School Location: Canterbury Salary: £23,144 to £24,533 per annum Grade: Grade 4 Post Type: Full Time Contract Type: Fixed Term - Ends 31/12/2024 Release Date: Friday 26 April 2024 Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Monday 06 May 2024 (unless otherwise stated) Interview Date: Tuesday 14 May 2024 Reference: KMMS-221-24 Please note: this opportunity is only available to current employees of the University of Kent or Canterbury Christ Church University. Do you have a strong administrative background and experience working within medical education and Higher Education setting? If you can answer yes to this question, we would welcome your application. Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS) opened to our first cohort of 108 pioneer students in September 2020. Our vision for KMMS is to create a new medical school for Kent and Medway that becomes a beacon for first-class medical education and research. The School will attract the most talented aspiring doctors from within the local community and beyond, offering training and development opportunities that will help to keep that talent in Kent and Medway. KMMS brings together the existing centres of excellence in health and medical education provided by the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University and local healthcare organisations, to offer a new model of person-centred medical education. As Administrative Assistant, you can expect to be involved in: Receiving and responding to enquiries, provide advice, guidance and signposting where relevant Supporting the scheduling and servicing of regular committee meetings and other ad-hoc meetings in KMMS, including support with diary management and minuting meetings to record actions and outcomes, to ensure KMMS business is carried out effectively. Supporting with the ordering, logging and allocating of IT and AV equipment, and training non-expert staff on use and best practice. Supporting the wider activities of KMMS, contributing to the planning and delivery of events, activities and other tasks, such as open days and Multiple Mini Interviews, Objective Structured Clinical Examinations, and Welcome/ Welcome Back weeks, helping the team to deliver an excellent student, staff and applicant experience. What will you bring to the role? Educated to GCSE in English & Maths (Grade C/4 or above) or equivalent Strong customer service experience and a commitment to delivering a high-quality service High level of accuracy and attention to detail Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to organise, prioritise and problem solve effectively Do you have a strong administrative background and experience working within medical education and Higher Education setting? If you can answer yes to this question, we would welcome your application. We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve - join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/ Please see the links below to view the full and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshrkent.ac.uk quoting reference number KMMS-221-24. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented at this level in this area