Job Title: Academic Excellence Executive Assistant
School: Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences
Campus: Derry~Londonderry
Salary: £28,778 - £32,097
Contract: Permanent / Full Time
Closing Date: 30th October 2025 23.30
Reference Number: 038847
About Us
We are a university with a national and international reputation for excellence, innovation and regional engagement, making a major contribution to the economic, social and cultural development of Northern Ireland.
Our core business activities are teaching and learning, widening access to education, research and innovation and technology and knowledge transfer.
The Role
As a key member of the School/Faculty Team, the role will support Academic Excellence in its broadest sense, as directed by the pressures/demands of the schools and faculties, at varying periods throughout the academic year/REF/TEF cycle.
The role holder will provide a comprehensive and professional support service to the Faculty/School leadership teams. The role holder will be involved in undertaking project work, analysis and research under three broad headings: Research, Teaching and Placement Support. However, while the main focus may be on one of these work streams, the focus may change according to the stage in the academic cycle, e.g. REF/TEF preparation.
About You
* The post holder will be required to have a good standard of numeracy and literacy either by qualification or work-related activities.
* Experience of organising events and making travel and related arrangements, and of servicing meetings in a business/work environment, including taking notes and making a personal contribution to the work/actions arising from committees/meetings.
* Experience of extraction and input of data within management information systems/databases, as well as drafting routine correspondence, papers, reports and spreadsheets and preparation and formatting of documents across different desktop and IT office applications.
Other Information
• The School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences holds a Bronze Athena SWAN Award in recognition of our commitment to advancing Gender equality in higher education.
• The University has a range of initiatives to support a family friendly working environment, including flexible working.
• The University is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community, particularly from those with disabilities. Appointment will be made on merit.
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