Executive Officer to the President and Vice-Chancellor

This post presents an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated proactive and organised professional to lead, manage and co-ordinate the executive support within the Office of the President and Vice-Chancellor, whose activities are multi-dimensional, high profile, business critical, and externally visible.

You will provide strategic support to the President and Vice-Chancellor and be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of a high quality and efficient service for the management of their activities ensuring provision of comprehensive operational, administrative and secretarial support.

You will manage high level communications and enquiries on behalf of the Executive Office and combine your initiative, excellent interpersonal and problem solving skills to find innovative solutions to problems.

You will have experience of working with an organisation's policies, procedures, governance and cultures, and substantial relevant experience of working at an executive level including; line management, extensive diary management, prioritising demands and identifying urgent matters, preparing reports, event coordination, and high level communications.

You will have strong IT skills including advanced knowledge of MS Office and experience of handling confidential information. You will have excellent interpersonal skills with a wide range of people of different backgrounds and cultures, and the ability to persuade and influence in order to foster and maintain relationships.

If you would like to discuss the role in further detail, please contact John Kness, Director of Faculty Operations jbk1@soton.ac.uk

Application Procedure:

You should submit your completed online application form at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk . The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Sam Stubbs (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0)23 8059 4046. Please quote reference 1144819PK on all correspondence.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Please note that applications from agencies will not be accepted unless indicated in the job advert.