About us: Arts, Cultural Industries and Education (ACE) are a creative, ambitious and inclusive Faculty and your role will be to provide a professional administrative service to the Faculty Executive.
The Faculty Executive is responsible for three Departments: Art & Design, Creative & Cultural Industries, Education & Childhood. We operate over five sites across the City which connects us with local communities and our industry partners. We have 6,000 students participating in undergraduate and postgraduate practice-based study and we invest heavily in our facilities and resources to support them.
You will assist us in providing a comprehensive proactive executive support service to members of the faculty executive team. This could include, for example, diary management, keeping reference documents up-to-date, greeting visitors and receiving and responding to enquiries. You will support the arrangement and facilitation of meetings and events, which includes following up with meeting notes and management of actions.
You will work as part of a collaborative team who support each other by working flexibly across our Campuses. Working together and in line with our University Values, the team share information and solve problems together in an innovative and enterprising way, always striving to provide the best possible service.
About you:
This is an excellent opportunity for somebody looking to start or move into a career in Higher Education administration, so you don’t have to have worked in higher education or have been to university to apply for this role. We value different experiences that a wide range of applicants could to our team.
You will be confident with technology and very familiar with the features of Microsoft Office 365 such as Outlook mail and Outlook Calendar; Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote; together with collaboration applications such as Teams and SharePoint. You will have good writing skills and will be constructive, positive communicator who is capable of building rapport across a wide range of stakeholders. Some experience in a customer service role would be beneficial but isn’t essential, however you will recognise the importance of maintaining the highest standards of service for all the University’s customers. You will have experience of working collaboratively towards common goals and will be looking to enhance your own personal learning and development.
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.
About UWE Bristol:
This post will initially be based at our lively Frenchay Campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed – £300m has been invested recently on new state-of-the-art learning spaces and accommodation while we continue to develop incredible new facilities to enhance our offer even further.
Frenchay campus has excellent transport links; as well as being located near the motorway network we are within walking distance of two train stations, our bus terminus connects us to the local bus and metrobus network and we also have a range of cycling and changing facilities.
You will also be required to work at our City Campus in Bristol city centre which comprises of Bower Ashton Studios, Arnolfini, Spike Island and Watershed and is home to UWE Bristol's creative and cultural subjects. Through a combination of University sites and partnerships with creative and cultural organisations in the city, we have developed a network of cultural and creative spaces. These enable our students and staff to develop their professional practice in inspiring learning environments as well as provide opportunities for creative collaboration and networking.
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 32,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 4,000 staff from across the globe. We are both globally connected and regionally embedded, with a strong network of employer and partner connections.
We have a lot to be proud of at UWE, our achievements include scoring above sector average for student satisfaction, we are ranked 36th in The Guardian Best UK Universities 2022 and 39th in the latest Times Higher Education 'Table of Tables'.
We are an ambitious and values led university. We're focused on solving future global challenges through outstanding learning, world-leading research and a culture of enterprise and we are looking for people who share our core values to help us achieve those aims.
With inclusivity as a core value, UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community. We support and celebrate the diversity of our staff and students as a key driver for innovation and success, promoting pathways and achievements to inspire and generate confidence and ambition.
In addition to progressive pay rates, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:
We also boast an excellent in-house Learning & Development team who provide a wide variety of in-house training courses and development programmes and our Academic Practice Directorate supports our academic colleagues to ensure the highest in professional teaching standards.
Add your individuality to ours
Proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always on the lookout for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing staff community of over 4,000 individuals and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive. Add your individuality to ours to help set us apart.
Further information:
If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Helen Millican on 0117 328 3675 or email: Helen.Millican@uwe.ac.uk.
This is a permanent, full-time post, working 37 hours per week.
Interviews will be held on Tuesday, 22 February 2022.
The University’s normal practice is that new appointments will be made at the starting point of the grade.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for this role candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.
Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to provide your right to work documents at your interview.