Career Opportunities at Queen's

The School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of School Administrator.

Reporting to the School Manager, the successful candidate will collaborate with the Senior Leadership within the School in developing and implementing strategies and provide high quality administrative support to members of the School Executive Board. They will have oversight of the Professional Services team and be responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective administration of School business.

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:

• A primary degree OR Substantial experience in a senior administration role within Higher Education.
•  A minimum of three years’ relevant experience to include leading administration teams, projects or processes:
  • Experience of planning and progressing work activities within organisational plans, policies and regulations.
  • Experience implementing / evolving complex administration processes.
  • Experience of providing advice and guidance on processes and procedures to a range of stakeholders.
  • Experience of producing and analysing information to inform complex management decisions.
  • Experience of managing multiple priorities and negotiating with a range of stakeholders to deliver quality output within tight deadlines.
  • Experience of supervising or managing a team, including assigning tasks to others and ensuring work is completed to the required timescales and standards.
  • Excellent IT skills and experience of MS Office packages and the use of databases.

Please note the above are not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria, please click on the Candidate Information link below.

This is a permanent full time position.

At Queen’s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.

Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit:  www.qub.ac.uk/diversity; www.qub.ac.uk/qgi and www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/

Informal enquiries may be directed to s.mcmillan@qub.ac.uk

Candidate Information

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Further Information for International Applicants