Diary Manager - Temporary

Diary Manager - Temporary

Start Date: 4th June - 8 Week contract

£22 - £27 per hour

A leading university are hiring a Diary Manager to join their team on an 8 week contract.

Responsibilities:

• Diarise the VPA’s complex and demanding schedule, setting up internal and external meetings according to priority; being inquisitive and using own initiative to ensure that time is adequately prioritised and used effectively; operating with appropriate flexibility and the confidence to say no to requests.
• Alongside the Senior Executive Officer, be the guardian of the VPA’s time and build a good personal relationship with the VPA to support her in the management of her time and to understand motivations and priorities when populating the diary, ensuring a healthy balance across the full range of commitments and requirements.
• Work closely and collaboratively with the Senior Executive Officer, Executive Assistant and the wider core team to take care of all logistical and administrative tasks necessary to ensure that the VPA has all the information and support to fulfil her duties and commitments in a timely and efficient way.
• Proactively engage with and maintain Microsoft Office tools in support of VPA’s schedule of commitments, meetings and events (audit, appraisal cycle, speaking engagements, travel schedule) in a timely and accurate fashion. Identify opportunities to review and develop processes and ways of working, adjusting, and improving them to ensure they match strategic and operational goals
• Experience of providing senior diary management and secretarial support to a senior leader operating in a complex organisation and/or a complex role Essential
• Experience of creating and adapting to systems and processes in managing a highly demanding and complex diary and own workload Essential
• Experience of working with and taking direction from a Senior Executive Officer, Assistant or Chief of Staff and working collaboratively as a team player Desirable
• Experience of working within a higher education or research environment Desirable

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