Health and Safety Administrator

at  Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester Metropolitan University is one of the UK’s most exciting, inspiring, ambitious and friendly higher education institutions. Our ambition is simple: to be the best modern University in the sector.
We are committed to ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff and students and due to staff moves we are now looking for a capable and well-organised administrator to join our central Health and Safety team.
The Role:
Working within the People and Organisational Development Directorate (POD) and reporting to a Senior Health and Safety Adviser, you will play a crucial role helping to create a sustainable and values driven health and safety culture at the University.
This is an amazing opportunity to join a forward thinking and dynamic Health and Safety Team to create impactful change, driving best practice forward.

Working in the Health and Safety team you will:

• contribute to the development, implementation and maintenance of a range of effective administrative systems and procedures.
• collaborate with key stakeholders across the University in the delivery of a high quality, customer-focused Health and Safety provision.
• provide face-to-face support to the Health and Safety team and its stakeholders, and assist in facilitating the on-site Occupational Health provision.
• actively develop and support systems for the effective management of health and safety information across the University

About You:

• you will have excellent organisation, communication and interpersonal skills, good levels of numeracy and a high level of spoken and written English with an attention to detail. You will be able to work supportively in a team environment, and be able to work independently and with limited supervision.

You will need to be:

• qualified with five GCSEs at grades A-C/ 5-9, NVQ Level 2, or equivalent
• experienced in either an administrative or a customer service role
• familiar with Office 365 applications
• able to prioritise your work to achieve agreed objectives

About Us:
In addition to working with a friendly and ambitious team, we offer a generous annual leave allowance of 25 days, plus bank holidays, and Christmas closure, a fantastic pension scheme, cycle to work and travel schemes, and many more rewards and benefits.
How to apply:
Please submit your CV and covering letter, detailing why you are interested in this position and how you are suitable for the role [based on the person specification and job description].
For informal enquiries about the role, contact Catherine Hardy, Senior Health and Safety Adviser, at c.hardy@mmu.ac.uk.
Manchester Met University is committed to creating an intentionally inclusive culture of belonging that promotes equity and celebrates diversity. We understand the importance of having a diverse workforce and the benefits it can bring to ensuring diversity of thought and innovation in everything we do. We, therefore, encourage applications from our local and international communities, in particular people from ethnic minority groups, disabled people and people who identify as LGBTQIA+

Please refer the Job description for details