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Full time position, open ended.
Applications for part-time working or internal secondments will be considered.
Dynamic working is available as part of this opportunity. The University works a minimum of three days on campus, with the potential for two days at home with line manager agreement.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Estates and Facilities Management who are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and friendly team player to join the Business Support Office as a Business Support Administrator (Finance).
Here’s more about the role;
Estates and Facilities Management is a multi-disciplinary organisation responsible for the development, management and maintenance of the University’s two campuses in Loughborough and London. The team deliver a range of hard and soft services ensuring the effective and sustainable management of the University’s land, buildings and biodiverse landscapes.
This includes delivery of the capital building, refurbishment, long-term planned and reactive maintenance programme where there is continual improvement of the estate. In addition, E&FM provides: a property advisory and asset management service primarily focused on managing the Science and Enterprise Park: development of learning environments; space management; cleaning and caretaking services; grounds’ support; sustainability and delivery of integrated support including HR, finance, information management, customer reception and helpdesk services.
For this role, the successful candidate will require:
- Excellent IT skills, including Excel, Word, and Outlook is essential - A highly organised administrator with strong numeracy skills - Someone with meticulous attention to detail - Well-developed problem-solving skills - Ability to work flexibly and independently while managing own workload
Previous knowledge of the University systems for procurement such as Agresso and TUCO Procure Wizard are welcome, but not essential as full training will be provided.
Why should you apply?
In return, Loughborough University offers:
You will be working on beautiful grounds with access to plenty of refreshment outlets, excellent sporting facilities and on-campus nursery. One of the university’s core values focuses on wellbeing, and we are committed to continuing your personal development and training while you are here with us and working with you to maintain a strong work life balance.
“We are proud to be a Real Living Wage Employer—so much so that we go beyond the standard, providing additional supplementary payments at specific pay points to further support our employees' financial wellbeing. Further information about the Loughborough Real Living Wage Supplement can be found on our HR webpage.”
As well as being an excellent place to study, Loughborough is also a great place to work, and we look forward to meeting you!
For an informal discussion on this role, please contact Amy Bullock, Business Co-ordinator - Finance A.E.Bullock@lboro.ac.uk or call 01509 228568.
For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process.
If there are any additional adjustments you’d like to request please contact f.m.admin@mailbox.lboro.co.uk.
Interviews will be held in two parts, a 45-minute Q+A with the panel, and a shorter session to complete a selection of finance administration tasks on a computer.