Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant About The Role

An Executive Assistant post is available in the Centre for 21st Century Public Health at the University of Bath supporting the high‑profile research projects Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) and the Tobacco Research Control Group (TCRG). The role will be based within the Centre for 21st Century Public Health (C21PH
) at the University of Bath.

C21PH
is a globally leading, multidisciplinary research centre that delivers policy‑relevant research to address the structural, commercial and environmental drivers of ill health and inequity. Its work spans population‑level, cost‑effective interventions at local, national and international levels, including flagship initiatives such as LHGP, which supports local government action on upstream and commercial determinants of health, and TCRG, an award‑winning group whose research on the tobacco industry has shaped policy worldwide.

• Executive support:
  Diary and travel management, meeting preparation, correspondence, and presentation support for C21PH
  senior leadership.
• Project administration:
  Enquiry handling, governance support and meeting coordination across C21PH
  , LHGP and TCRG.
• Finance and procurement:
  Monitoring budgets, expense claims and initiating procurement via Agresso.
• Communications support:
  Maintaining presentations, web and digital content, branding, and staff/project profiles for C21PH
  .
• Office operations:
  Managing meeting logistics, liaising with facilities, IT and estates to allow office maintenance, coordinating visitor hospitality, overseeing security access and ordering office supplies.

Travel in the UK to research meetings will be required.

The role is based on the Bath campus but hybrid working is available with a minimum of 3 days on campus per week.

You’ll be a confident and efficient Executive Assistant or Administrator.

Ideally, you will have experience of working in a complex environment with multiple stakeholder groups.

We’d like to hire an accurate and confident communicator with a ‘can‑do’ attitude.

• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app.
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days.
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym.
• Staff benefits including discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, Linked In Learning, and more.
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath.
• A family‑friendly workplace.
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce.
• Relocation allowance.
• Visa reimbursement and interest‑free loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses.

• Staff support groups and networks.
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions.
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive.

We do not assess immigration or right to work status until the offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements.