Business Operations Officer

at  Kings College London

Job id: 096427. Salary: £33,879 - £37,296 inclusive of London Weighting Allowance.
Posted: 08 October 2024. Closing date: 31 October 2024.
Business unit: Social Science & Public Policy. Department: School of Global Affairs School Office.
Contact details: Isobel Body. isobel.body@kcl.ac.uk
Location: Strand Campus. Category: Professional & Support Services.
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About us
The School of Global Affairs (SGA) is a dynamic hub of multi-disciplinary scholarship that seeks to address the most pressing issues facing our world today. We wish to appoint a Business Support Officer to play a key role in the smooth running of our School. If you are a quick-thinking individual, who loves working with a variety of people, and want to learn more about business administration, this role is for you.
About the role
We offer the opportunity to be part of an ambitious and encouraging team, supporting ground-breaking programmes and research, in a world-famous institution. You will work with staff and students, using and developing your skills on a broad range of business administration functions, including Finances, Human Resources, Strategy and Governance, Space and Safety Management.
At King’s, we are deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practices into all of our activities so that the university is an inclusive, welcoming and inspiring place to work and study, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation. King’s offers inclusive benefits to staff including flexible working, Enhanced Parental Leave, funds for Parents and Carers and the potential to join community staff networks.
At King’s College London, our vision is to make the world a better place.
The post holder will be expected to conduct work on campus for 3-4 days a week
This is a full time and you will be offered an indefinite contract
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• Educated to A-level standard (or equivalent experience), including GCSEs in English and Maths
• Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft 365 (including MS Office and SharePoint)
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Practical understanding of basic business financial processes
• Ability to work with a wide variety of people in a professional and assured manner, both independently and as part of a team
• Well-motivated and an approachable attitude
• Proactive, methodical, flexible approach with excellent attention to detail and high degree of accuracy

Desirable criteria

• Administrative qualification
• Experience of administration in the Higher Education sector
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion
• Experience of office and committee administration

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