Personal Assistant/Senior Administrator (HR and Education Directorate)

Personal Assistant/Senior Administrator

 Ref: 16-17/CEN/019

Nottingham – Greenwood House 

25 - 37 hours a week, negotiable

Term time only (39 weeks)

£23,398 - £27,668 per annum FTE

Closing date: 29 May 2017 at noon

Are you a highly organised and efficient Personal Assistant or Senior Administrator looking for an opportunity in the education sector?

About the Role

We require a skilled and professional administrator or Personal Assistant to support the Trust’s Education Director and Senior Director of Human Resources who are based at Greenwood House in Colwick, Nottingham. This is a varied role and duties will include: PA activity, administration, diary management, minute taking, data gathering and production of reports. You will also be required to provide a high level of professional support at Trust Board sub-committee and Teacher Union meetings. This position will not only include working alongside senior leaders within the Trust but also liaising with important stake holders so a high level of professionalism is essential.   

About You

To be successful you will be confident, able to ‘think on your feet’, and have experience of providing a professional administration service ideally gained in an educational setting with a strong understanding of HR procedures. Experience of MIS systems would also be advantageous. 

You should possess excellent communication, customer service and literacy skills and be able to demonstrate an ability to quickly develop a working knowledge of policies and systems. You should be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office and have the ability to effectively organise, prioritise and remain calm under pressure.  This role will involve dealing with sensitive information so you must have experience of ensuring confidentiality.   

In Return

You will join the central team of the Greenwood Academies Trust which provides support to 32 academies across the East Midlands. The Trust offers first class training and CPD opportunities, a generous holiday allowance, a competitive pension scheme, mileage allowance and tax efficient child care vouchers.  

If you have a friendly and helpful outlook, we want to hear from you. 

For information, please visit our website.

http://www.greenwoodacademies.org/vacancy/11758/ 

Alternatively, please call our Recruitment Line on 0115 748 3344

Complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form:

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GATequalops 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate check. Therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.