Executive Assistant

Salary:                  £33,135 - £38,413 p.a. (depending on experience) plus benefits

Job type:             Permanent

Hours:                  36.25 hours per week

St John’s College is looking to appoint an Executive Assistant to join the College’s Bursary team.

The post is responsible for providing high-level executive administrative support to the College’s CFO/Senior Bursar as well as supporting other team members, and overseeing administrative provision within the Bursary generally. This will predominately involve: being a primary point of contact for the Senior Bursar; organizing, preparing and attending meetings; managing projects and assisting with the administration of the College’s investments; overseeing the day-to-day functioning of the Bursary and streamlining the current administrative processes.

The successful candidate will have significant relevant work experience in an executive role including competency with Microsoft Office and will possess excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills. They will also be numerate and have exceptional organization skills and be able to use their own initiative when prioritising competing demands. An interest in, and experience of, financial/investment work and experience of managing staff is also considered desirable.

The College offers a competitive benefits package including membership of a contributory pension scheme, 36 days’ annual leave (inclusive of Bank Holidays), access to a ‘cash plan’ healthcare scheme currently provided by Simplyhealth,  free lunch (up to a specified monetary limit), free use of an on-site Gym and free parking close to the College site.

For further particulars and an application form, please visit www.joh.cam.ac.uk/vacancies, email recruitment@joh.cam.ac.uk or telephone 01223 338794.

The closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Friday 3 May 2019.  Interviews are expected to be held on Friday 17 May 2019.

In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with its data protection obligations and its Data Protection Policy. Please see attached for a copy of our Data Protection Statement for further information about how we process your personal data.