Administrative Assistant

Hours of work: Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week

Location: Joseph Priestley Building, Cardigan Street, Birmingham

Our client BCU is a large, diverse and increasingly popular place to study. They are defined by their core values of "Excellence, People Focus, Partnership working and Fairness & Integrity".

The role

We are looking for an experienced administrator to provide high quality, efficient and effective administrative support within a very fast paced and highly diverse environment.

Candidates should have experience of working in a similar fast-paced environment, be willing to undertake a wide range of tasks and be able to perform well under pressure. You will be expected to work independently, as well as within a team. Candidates will need to demonstrate exemplary IT skills and a sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (particularly Word, Excel) knowledge of Oracle would be an advantage.

You will be the front facing service for the Human Resources Department which will include greeting all visitors into the department and responding to a wide range of enquiries via phone, email and face to face.

The successful candidate will need to have excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills, and be able to prioritise different tasks to meet conflicting deadlines.

Your duties will include:

• Conducting Right to Work checks
• Responding to reference requests
• General reception duties
• Inbox/diary management
• Monitoring and maintaining electronic and hard copy HR records and filing systems
• Preparing and modifying documents.

To apply for this role, you will be able to demonstrate

• Significant experience in an administrative position in a similar environment
• Excellent and organisation skills
• Energy and enthusiasm
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills

To apply, please upload a CV and Cover Letter detailing how you meet the requirements of the post, with particular reference to the person specification in the job description. Please note you will not be considered for the role unless you upload both a CV and Cover Letter.