Administrative Officer (Operations)

About the role

This is a fixed term maternity cover position, from 3rd August 2026 - 30 July 2027. This post is one of three identical roles and provides professional, comprehensive administrative support for staff and students in SELCS. The post holder will work collaboratively, advising and sharing knowledge, supporting colleagues as necessary. They will build and maintain good working relationships with academic colleagues across SELCS, ensuring administrative tasks are handled appropriately. The post is cyclical in nature, experiencing peaks and troughs across the academic year. The post holder is expected to take annual leave appropriately and occasionally, with notice, need to work outside of standard office hours to meet the requirements of the post (time off in lieu will be given in these instances). The employer reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a high volume of suitable applications is received.

About you

The successful applicant will have been educated to A level or equivalent or have previous experience of working in a Higher Education institution in an academic unit or in a comparable role. They need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with written and spoken English at a native speaker level and the ability to use an appropriate tone for different situations. They will be a good team player, able and willing to work both collaboratively within a team and independently when required. With excellent attention to detail, they will have strong IT skills, with experience of using Microsoft Office packages in a professional setting to a high standard. The successful candidate will have a positive and helpful approach to work and an understanding of other people's perspectives. More details can be found in the attached job description.

What we offer

• 41 days holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• On site nursery
• On site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

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Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity and to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce, including people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department is working towards an Athena SWAN award. We are committed to advancing gender equality within our department. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion on