Administrative Assistant

The Bartlett School of Planning at UCL is a research-led planning school at the forefront of tackling major urban priorities and challenges. As an interdisciplinary centre of excellence, it plays a leading role in shaping debates in the fields of urban planning, urban studies, geography, urban design, and real estate. It also offers a range of innovative taught programmes on planning and the built environment.

The Administrative Assistant is a member of the Teaching and Learning Team which sits within the School’s professional services team, and plays a key role in facilitating the smooth running of the School in general.

The post is the first point of contact for departmental staff, students and visitors, provides support for the Undergraduate Administrator and the wider taught student experience, and basic maintenance and facilities support as required.

This role will be predominantly office-based.

Please see a detailed job description and person specification in the attached Candidate pack.

The role requires interaction with many people within and external to UCL, and thus a professional and collegial attitude are required. This is a post with wide-ranging responsibilities, for which we are able to provide training and support for the right candidate to enable them to undertake the role.

**As a part of your application - Please use the Cover letter upload option to provide a detailed response on how you meet the criteria set out in the person specification and detailed in the job description.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below.

Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday 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

• Immigration loan

• Relocation scheme for certain posts

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

• Discounted medical insurance

As Londons Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the worlds talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, 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 UCLs workforce. These include people of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. The Bartlett holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.