Administrative Assistant

Posted 30 April 2025
Salary Grade 4, £23,881-£26,338
End date 14 May 2025
LocationGlasgow
Job Type Internal- for current UoG employees only
Reference173273
Expiry 14 May 2025 at 23:45

Job description

Please note, this vacancy is open to current University of Glasgow employees only  

Job Purpose

To provide a range of administrative and support services to Prof. Peter Craig, Prof. Vittal Katikireddi, and their relevant teams, acting as a key support contact for colleagues, students, visitors, and external stakeholders.

 

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. To deliver a range of effective professional administrative tasks in support of externally funded grant applications that are the responsibility of Professors Katikireddi and Craig.

2. Provide support to groups and committees including notetaking, minuting, and subsequent preparation of minutes as appropriate.

3. Act as first point of contact, responding to enquiries in a clear, professional, and timely manner.

4. Responsible for diary management, co-ordinating hybrid meetings (e.g., in-person and remotely).

5. Prepare documents, presentations and other materials using established formats and standard software packages.

6. To maintain plans and budget tacking and supporting documentation.

7. To prepare straightforward analysis, interpretation, and data manipulation.

8. To actively plan and priorities work activities, assigning as appropriate routine tasks to others, to ensure operational efficiency.

9. Collaborate with colleagues and participate in team/group meetings/seminars/workshops across the School of Health & Wellbeing.

10. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the team.

11. Engage in reasonable professional development activities as appropriate.

 

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience  

Knowledge/Qualifications 

Essential: 

A1 Ability to demonstrate the competencies required to undertake the duties associated with this level of post having acquired the necessary knowledge and skills in a similar role.

OR

A2 Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 5 or 6 [National 5 or 6, Scottish Vocational Qualification level 2 or 3] or equivalent, and experience of personal development in a similar role.

 

Skills

Essential

C1 Ability to undertake assigned tasks in a timely manner and to an acceptable standard.

C2 Detailed knowledge of relevant systems, equipment, processes, and procedures including software package.

C3 Initiative and judgement to plan or schedule workdays and weeks ahead; to respond to changing requirements and resolve problems independently.

C4 Ability to communicate clearly, clarifying requirements, responding to colleagues and customers.

 

Experience

Essential

E1 Experience of working in a busy office environment or undertaking a similar role.

E2 Recent experience of providing administrative support to senior researchers and externally funded research projects.

 

Desirable

F1 Experience in organising large meetings and workshops, including venue hire, travel/accommodation for delegates, catering, project budget management (e.g. monitoring budgets and arranging financial reimbursements) etc.

F2 Experience in coordinating with a large number of external stakeholders, including academics, policymakers and practitioners.

F3 Proactive approach to supporting academic staff, including identification and addressing conflicts in diary management, planning visits of external academics, and arranging meetings (including room booking and minute taking).

 

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be Grade 4, £23,881 - £26,338  per annum.

 

This post is full time (35 hours per week) and Open ended with funding available up until 30 June 2030.

 

 As part of Team UofG you will be a member of a world changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.

 

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.

2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension , benefits and discount packages.

3 A flexible approach to working.

4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing.

 

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community here.

 

We endorse the principles of Athena Swan and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.

 

We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/benefits-salary-and-flexible-workingfor more information.
 

Closing date: 23:45 on Wednesday 14th May 2025