Faculty Assistant

Salary: £16.99 per hour (£31,000 equivalent)
Contract: Full-time, temporary (to the end of July 2026)
Location: Central London, 4-days per week on-site and 1-day remote.

We’re delighted to be supporting a world-renowned higher education institution in their search for a Faculty Assistant to join their Finance department. This is a fantastic opportunity for an organised, proactive administrator who enjoys working in a fast-paced academic environment and providing excellent support to staff, students, and visitors.

In this varied and collaborative role, you’ll play a key part in ensuring the smooth running of teaching, research, and departmental operations. You’ll work closely with faculty members, professional staff, and colleagues across the school to deliver a high-quality experience for all stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities for this role include:
Learning Delivery Support

• Coordinating all aspects of course administration, including room bookings, events, AV requirements and speaker arrangements.
• Supporting the production and distribution of learning materials, including for virtual and hybrid teaching.
• Processing teaching assistance and grading timesheets.
• Liaising with central teams to ensure accurate processing of grades and assessment-related activities.
• Monitoring stock levels and purchasing teaching-related materials in line with budget.

Research Support

• Supporting internal and external research seminars, conferences and events.
• Processing expenses and timesheets for research activities.
• Producing citation counts and printing or sourcing research-related materials.
• Purchasing research data or materials on behalf of faculty members.

Meeting Coordination & Administration

• Organising internal and external meetings, including travel and conference calls.
• Liaising with IT, Estates and other departments to ensure faculty needs are met.
• Using procurement and finance systems to support departmental budgeting and cost centre administration.

Collaboration & General Support

• Acting as a key point of contact across the school to facilitate smooth information flow and delivery of services.
• Supporting ad hoc projects, PhD programme activities, and departmental operations.
• Providing cover for colleagues as needed and contributing to a positive, service-oriented team culture.

Financial Administration

• Processing invoices, expense claims and financial data to support faculty budgeting.
• Producing monthly budget reports for faculty.

Change & Continuous Improvement

• Championing positive change and supporting the embedding of new processes and improvements across the team.

To be considered for this position, you should bring:

• Strong administrative experience, ideally within higher education.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong IT skills, with confidence using Microsoft Office and databases.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational ability and time management.
• A proactive approach and the ability to manage a busy and varied workload.
• Confidence interacting with individuals at all levels and working both independently and as part of a team.
• Experience working in an international environment (desirable).

If you’re excited by the opportunity to support world-class teaching and research within a vibrant academic community, we’d love to hear from you.

Please apply below and submit your CV in Word format.

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