About Us

WMG is an academic department founded in 1980 to help reinvigorate UK manufacturing and improve competitiveness through innovation and skills development. It is a world leading research and education group, transforming organizations and driving innovation through a unique combination of collaborative research and development, and pioneering education programmes. As an international role model for successful partnerships between academia and the private and public sectors, WMG develops advancements nationally and globally, in applied science, technology and engineering, to deliver real impact to economic growth, society and the environment. We are looking for a Senior Personal Assistant within WMG, to provide high quality administrative support to WMG’s Executive Team on work involving both internal and external parties, which includes communicating with stakeholders, diary management, arranging meetings, preparing correspondence and making travel arrangements. In addition, you will prepare meeting materials, report drafts and assist with preparing presentations. You will arrange meeting facilities, prepare agendas and act as meeting secretary, taking and circulating minutes and papers. Educated to A level standard or equivalent with GCSE English and math (or equivalent), previous experience of working in an office environment and experience of providing senior administrative/ PA support in a busy customer facing environment is essential. You should have the ability to communicate in a calm and professional manner at all times and possess excellent IT skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to work to deadlines. In return we will provide you with a great range of benefits which include an attractive pension scheme, 26 days holiday plus bank holidays and Christmas closure, some fantastic savings on a wide range of products and services, and excellent learning and development opportunities. At WMG we are committed to supporting staff to achieve their potential. We currently hold the Athena SWAN Bronze Award and the University of Warwick holds an Institutional Silver Award: a national initiative that recognizes the advancement of gender equality, representation, progression and success for all in academia. We are supportive of staff with caring responsibilities including a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities. We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.