Team Administrator

Salary: 26276

Location: Bristol

Plus generous Civil Service defined benefit pension

Permanent and 12 month fixed term opportunity available

About us:

The Office for Students (OfS) is the independent regulator of higher education in England. We aim to ensure that every student whatever their background has a fulfilling experience of higher education that enriches their lives and careers.

About the role:

The administrative resource unit (ARU) is a large team of professional administrators who provide a range of admin support across the organisation.

The aim of the role Team Administrator is to provide support to teams primarily in a specific Directorate and work flexibly across the organisation in line with business needs.

Key responsibilities include:

• managing enquiries (internal and external) to ensure information reaches the right people to respond;
• providing team support by arranging team meetings and taking notes when required;
• following processes and procedures;
• arranging travel;
• budget administration.

The role requires engagement with stakeholders to ensure that the relevant team receives appropriate administrative support.

About you:

• You will be proactive with excellent organisational and administrative skills.
• Experience of Microsoft Office programs Word Excel Outlook and Teams are essential.
• Experience of using multiple inboxes and calendars note and minute taking is preferrable.
• Experience of budget administration is desirable.
• You will have customer service focus and be confident in engaging with the public through calls and emails as well as with a wide range of internal stakeholders.

Application process

There are 3 online application questions to complete alongside providing a summary of your career to date which will allow you to demonstrate your relevant experience.

Working for us

The OfS regulates the higher education sector on behalf of all students. We value diversity and the wealth of perspectives experience and ideas that it brings to our work and we strive to embed equality of opportunity in everything we do.

We recruit based on fair and open competition and welcome applications from candidates regardless of age disability race and ethnicity gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership pregnancy and maternity religion or belief sex or sexual orientation.

At the OfS we recognise that flexibility can enable people to work more effectively. A set of organisation-wide principles shape our approach to flexible and hybrid working which our teams then use as guidance on how they deliver their business goals. This would usually mean working from the office for two or three days in a typical week.

To attract the widest possible field of qualified applicants flexible working and part time working apply to this role.

In addition our Total Reward Framework offers a range of benefits to suit your way of life. These include comprehensive learning and development annual leave starting at 25 days per year (plus public holidays) access to the highly regarded Civil Service pension scheme and a variety of health benefits.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 16 October at noon

Interviews: Thursday 23 October and Friday 24 October