De Montfort University
Project & Administration Assistant
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Job Description
Project & Administration Assistant
Requisition Id: 627
Job Location: Gateway House
Full-time/Part-time: Full-time
Employee Weekly Hours: 37.00
Maximum Salary: 31,236.00 GBP
Minimum Salary: 26,707.00 GBP
Market Supplement:
Application Closing Date: 11/09/2026
Job Description
Main duties and responsibilities
Marketing And Communications Directorate
The Directorate offers full-service marketing and communications support to the university, comprising:
- Brand and creative development
- Design and print services
- Corporate and student recruitment marketing campaigns
- CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and conversion campaigns
- Faculty marketing and recruitment
- Reputation management
- Media relations and public affairs
- Internal and external communications engagement
- Events
- Admissions, schools and colleges engagement
- Widening participation
- Enquiry management and follow up
- Web and digital development and market insight
The Role
The Project and Administration Assistant is a role which will be crucial in providing project and administrative support to the Marketing and Communications directorate and members of the directorate’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
This role will be key in supporting the SLT across a diverse range of projects and deliverables, ensuring that we are successfully delivering our work in supporting The Empowering University Strategy.
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You will help with:
- Undertaking research
- Reviewing data
- Producing and collating key project documentation and information
- Implementing project governance
- Coordinating activities to ensure the directorate meets its objectives and deadlines
The role will also assist in wider administrative duties such as:
- Supporting with arranging project meetings
- Helping with travel and event organisation
- Setting up and servicing key meetings, including taking meeting notes
- Supporting on developing key paperwork
- Assisting in producing papers for relevant boards and committees
- Supporting areas such as finance, budget management, HR and Health and Safety, ensuring these operate smoothly
You will understand the variety of work across the directorate and ensure you work collaboratively with colleagues both within, and external, to the directorate to ensure successful delivery. Stakeholder management and relationship building will be an important part of the role.
You will be expected to participate in key institutional events and initiatives as required.
Ideal Candidate
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The ideal candidate will possess:
- Strong collaboration, communication, and organisational skills
- A proven track record of project management
It is essential that you are able to work collaboratively and possess the ability to successfully develop and manage positive stakeholder relationships, including the ability to influence and negotiate, as required.
You must have strong experience in providing administration support, including arranging and servicing meetings, assisting on events, and drafting and collating papers. You will need to be comfortable with utilising data and insight to inform decision making.
You should feel comfortable working flexibly across a number of activities, with a range of colleagues, as well as being able to work independently, using your own initiative to achieve your objectives. The ideal candidate will be diligent and detail-focused, with a proactive, innovative, and positive approach to work.
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Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Time Management
- Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Collaboration
- Adaptability
- Initiative
- Honest and Compassionate
- Accountability
- Organisation
- Reliability
- Resilience
- Teamwork
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