PA/Academic Secretary

PA/Academic Secretary

Part-time 21 hours per week (pro-rata)

Salary Range: £27,400 - £31,300 per annum

Applications are invited for an intelligent and motivated PA/Academic Secretary to work in the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, based at the South Kensington Campus.

You will provide vital support to Head of Section in Cell Biology and the post will be for 21 hours per week. You will also provide support to other academics in the Section in their research, teaching, clinical and administrative duties. This is a vital role in an exciting research environment and your principal duties will be diary management, handling telephone calls and correspondence, making travel arrangements, maintaining up-to-date records and other administrative tasks.

This is a friendly but very busy office; applicants must be highly organised and capable of dealing with many ongoing issues and not be fazed by interruptions. Excellent communication skills, tact and discretion are essential. You must have a good standard of education and sound secretarial and IT skills (particularly Outlook, word processing and experience of Windows software).

You will have previous experience as a Secretary/Personal Assistant at a senior level, together with the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Experience of working in a Higher Education environment would be an advantage.

Informal enquiries from interested candidates can be made to Charmaine Porter by telephone on 020 8383 3052 or by e-mail at c.porter@imperial.ac.uk.                                                                   

Our preferred method of application is online via our website at Apply Online below (please select "Job Search" then enter the job title or vacancy reference number into "Keywords"). Please complete and upload an application form as directed quoting reference number HM2012058.

Alternatively, if you are unable to apply online, please email hmrecr@imperial.ac.uk to request an application form.

Closing Date: 7 May 2012 (Midnight BST)

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