UE06: £32,982 - £38,205 Per Annum
College of Science and Engineering / The Bayes Centre
Open-Ended Contract: Permanent
Full time: 35 hours per week
The Bayes Centre are seeking an Executive Assistant to provide high level professional, confidential, administrative support to the Bayes Centre Senior Management (i.e., Director, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Operating Officers), ensuring their time is managed effectively so they can focus on the delivery of strategic objectives and priorities.
The post-holder will be required to demonstrate a high degree of personal initiative, flexibility, organisational awareness, judgement and discretion to work independently and efficiently. The successful candidate will be responsible for organising business, resolving issues independently, liaison with internal and external stakeholders, responding to enquiries, managing diaries, agendas and other information to support effective meetings and decision making.
The Opportunity:
The Bayes Centre is the University of Edinburgh’s innovation hub for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and this broad remit encompasses activities that include education, research, business and investor relationships. This is a busy environment, perfect for those who enjoy a role where you’ll be entrusted with multiple tasks and where every day will be different.
The Bayes Centre is a multi-occupancy building with around 550 academic, research, industry and professional services staff, from across the institution and representing lease paying commercial partners. We support the wider contribution to the University’s Data-Driven Innovation Programme.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- HNC/HND or equivalent level qualifications in Administration or a PA Diploma, plus relevant professional experience, OR broad experience in similar roles.
- Experience in supporting senior leaders, ideally working in a Personal/Executive Assistant or Business Manager role, with an ability to co-ordinate the collection of data from a variety of sources to be used by the Director, Chief Operating Officer and Management Team colleagues.
- Ability to manage and prioritise own workload, with strong planning and organisational skills, an excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy, confidentiality and integrity.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with an ability to network and build strong working relationships, including experience of working/responding independently, using initiative and judgement dealing with unforeseen problems and circumstances.
- Experience with advanced use of Microsoft packages (such as Excel, Power Point and Word) and an up to date working knowledge of AV and smart technology to ensure virtual connectivity.
Click to view a copy of the full job description (opens new browser tab)
Please note that we are only able to provide feedback to interviewed candidates.
Please ensure that you have uploaded both a copy of your CV and cover letter to your application.
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
- A competitive salary.
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
140 jobs found