We are looking for an Executive Assistant to provide a wide-ranging and high quality service to the Dean of the School of Management, the University of Bath’s leading Business School.

The post involves the efficient organisation and running of the Dean’s activities, and requires personal responsibility, tact, judgement, and initiative.

This is a key role in supporting the Dean with their workload, helping to drive forward the Dean's agenda through strategic planning and forward thinking. You will be expected to take the lead on pivotal projects and tasks as well as organise and lead events that contribute to the ambition and development of the School and it’s alumni relations.

This is a busy, exciting and challenging role and involves dealing with a wide range of matters covering diverse business areas, requiring senior and external stakeholder management. As such, you will need to be diverse, adaptable, strategic and creative in your thinking, proactive and highly organised.

You will develop and maintain effective working relationships in order to work in collaboration with other staff in the Dean’s office and colleagues from across the School and the University as well as with contacts in other institutions nationally and internationally.

This is a full time position working 36.5 hours per week on a fixed term, maternity cover basis with an expected end date of March 2024.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Rachel Lewis on rl910@bath.ac.uk however please ensure that you submit your application through the University website.

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme;
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance;
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements.;
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce;
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities.
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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