Receptionist
Do you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills? Do you have previous experience in a customer orientated role and interested in working with a wide range of people?
This is a front-desk function representing the Faculty of Biological Sciences. You will provide a first point of contact for students, staff and visitors. Maintaining information on events and bookings, you will work within a small team including the Business Administration and Student Education teams.
With a professional, customer-oriented approach and an excellent telephone manner, you should be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people. Good IT skills, with the ability to use the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Outlook, Excel), are also essential to the role.
The University of Leeds and the Faculty of Biological Sciences are committed to providing equal opportunities for all and offer a range of family friendly policies. The University is a charter member of Athena SWAN (the national body that promotes gender equality in higher education), and the Faculty of Biological Sciences was awarded a Silver award in 2020. We are proud to be an inclusive Faculty that values all staff, and are happy to consider job share applications and requests for flexible working arrangements from our employees. Our Athena SWAN webpage provides more information.
To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:
Kevin Corke, Director of Operations, Faculty of Biological Sciences
Email: [email protected]
Location: Leeds - Main CampusFaculty/Service: Faculty of Biological Sciences School/Institute: Biological Sciences Faculty Offices Category: Administrative and Clerical Support Grade: Grade 3 Salary: £20,948 to £22,214 per annum Working Time: 35 hours per week Post Type: Full Time Contract Type: Ongoing Release Date: Friday 15 September 2023 Closing Date: Friday 29 September 2023 Reference: FBSFO1194 Downloads: Candidate Brief
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Job details
Title
Receptionist
Employer
University of Leeds
Location
United Kingdom
Published
September 16, 2023
Application deadline
September 29, 2023
Job type
Administration/Managerment
Field
Biology,Chemistry
About the employer
The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science. In 1884 it merged with the Leeds School of Medicine (established 1831) and was renamed Yorkshire College. It became part of the federal Victoria University in 1887, joining Owens College (which became the University of Manchester) and University College Liverpool (which became the University of Liverpool). In 1904 a royal charter was granted to the University of Leeds by King Edward VII.
The university has 36,330 students, the 5th largest university in the UK (out of 169). From 2006 to present, the university has consistently been ranked within the top 5 (alongside the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, the University of Nottingham and the University of Edinburgh) in the United Kingdom for the number of applications received. Leeds had an income of £789.6 million in 2019/20, of which £139.9 million was from research grants and contracts. The university has financial endowments of £82.1 million (2019–20), ranking outside the top ten British universities by financial endowment.
Notable alumni include current Leader of the Labour Party Keir Starmer, former Secretary of State Jack Straw, former co-chairman of the Conservative Party Sayeeda Warsi, Piers Sellers (NASA astronaut) and six Nobel laureates.