An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Faculty of Health & Medicine, providing high level professional administrative support to advance the faculty’s EDI agenda and deliver project objectives. You will join a small Faculty Office team who support the operational activities of the faculty.
You will provide proactive administrative assistance to the Associate Dean (EDI & People), including diary management, coordinating EDI themed events, monitoring and reporting on EDI related data and supporting new projects across the faculty.
This role will play a key part in supporting the faculty’s renewal of it’s Athena Swan Silver Award which is due in February 2024. An award which it has held since 2014 (& Bronze since 2008).
You will have experience of working in a busy office environment and be able to manage a busy workload, to meet the demands of various stakeholders. You will be an excellent communicator and problem solver and be able to work effectively under minimal supervision and as a team.
The Faculty of Health & Medicine is a fast-growing faculty, offering undergraduate and postgraduate education across three divisions; Lancaster Medical School, Biomedical & Life Sciences & Health Research.
Lancaster University is an established thriving UK university with a world-class reputation for excellence in research, teaching and engagement. Lancaster is consistently ranked in the top universities across all three major UK league tables, and continues to build a growing reputation both nationally and internationally.
The Faculty provides an environment that strongly supports the individual needs of each employee, promoting a healthy work-life balance. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis, as well as the Athena SWAN Charter (Silver), which recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in higher education and research.
This role is 0.6FTE (21.9hrs per week) and is an indefinite role, but is contingent upon funding which currently ends in April 2024.
Being part of the Lancaster University team means you can participate in our suite of flexible benefits; the scheme provides employees with the opportunity to purchase benefits at discounted rates. These include:
• Pre-School Centre • Cycle to work scheme • Season ticket loan • Low emission cars • Shopping discounts • Dental insurance • Health cash plan • Sports Centre membership • Professional bodies’ membership fees • Car parking • Subsidised annual bus pass • Home technology • Buy additional annual leave.
In addition to our outstanding flexible benefits scheme, we are also offering a highly competitive reward package, pension, agile and flexible working, to support our family-friendly policies.
The Faculty of Health & Medicine is committed to ensuring our workforce is reflective of our diverse student population and is therefore committed to increasing representation of staff of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds across all roles and at all levels.
Informal enquiries about the role can be made with the Elaine Taylor ([email protected]) or Jo Humphrey ([email protected])