Executive Assistant to the Master and Manager of the Master's Lodge
Location: Cambridge, CB2
Salary: £38,000 and £43,000 p.a. (FTE)
Hours: This is a full-time role, 36.25 hours per week but there is a possibility of working less hours during the long vacation.
The Role
As Executive Assistant to the Master you will ensure the smooth running of the Master's Office and the Master's Lodge; to run events in the Lodge for the community and for the College's principal guests; to support the Master by providing strong administrative support relating to the Fellowship and in ensuring sensitive and timely communication between the Master, individual Fellows and other members of College and between the Master and other key postholders in the collegiate University.
You will be able to draft reports and deal with correspondence on the Master's behalf.
As Manager of the Master's Lodge, you will have experience of managing budgets and organising and running large-scale formal and informal events and small scale high level hospitality.
You will have excellent organisational skills and be proficient in Microsoft Office, Outlook, Teams and Zoom. You will have the ability to work on own initiative using tact and diplomacy on sensitive matters and maintain discretion and confidentiality.
Included in the benefits package is lunch, membership of a defined contribution pension scheme, membership of a medical cashback scheme, parking, and non-contractual bonus paid in November of each year subject to eligibility.
This is a wonderful opportunity to work for the second oldest of the 31 Colleges in the University of Cambridge. Regarded as one of the most progressive and informal, they are renowned as a College that achieves academically at the highest levels, whilst also being welcoming, forward-thinking, and inclusive.
Located in the heart of Cambridge city centre, the College is extraordinarily beautiful and famed for its gardens on "the Backs" (the famous backs of the Colleges that overlook the River Cam). Their gardens are widely renowned as some of the best in Cambridge and are valued by all members of the College, as well as their guests.
Closing date: 11th September 2024. Interviews will take place week commencing 23rd September.
Application Process:
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No agencies please.