Executive Assistant

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Job title Executive Assistant Job reference REQ
260756 Date posted 15/10/2026 Final date to receive applications 29/10/2026 Location Loughborough Package Administrative Services grade 5 from £29,588 to £34,610 per annum. Subject to annual pay award. Job description

Join us and be part of a vibrant community at Loughborough University.

The School of Social Sciences and Humanities are seeking to appoint an Executive Assistant. Reporting to the Operations Manager and working within the Operations Team, the post holder will provide high level, proactive office management services to the Senior Management Team of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities. They will be the first point of contact for enquiries and at times be dealing with complex and highly confidential issues.

Universities are one of this country’s greatest assets. We’re educators, employers, innovators and pioneers. We shape culture and society.

At Loughborough, we strive for better, think differently, challenge convention and take action. We are passionate about finding solutions to the major problems faced by society and the planet, and we create opportunities for those with the drive, the ambition, and the determination to apply themselves in the pursuit of better.

The School of Social Sciences and Humanities is a diverse and inclusive School delivering excellence in learning and teaching, research, and enterprise across the Social Sciences and Humanities. Inter-disciplinarity and international encounters are fostered across six departments:
Communication and Media;
Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy;
English;
Geography and Environment;
International Relations, Politics and History; and Law.

• You should have previous, relevant experience of working in this type of administrative role and understand the flexibility that is required
• You should have experience of diary management at a senior level and servicing committees.
• You should be a people person and…