Faculty Executive Officer

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Faculty Executive Officer to join the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. In this role, you will provide high-quality executive and administrative support to senior leaders and the wider Faculty, helping drive excellence across teaching, research, and enterprise.

You will coordinate and manage a range of administrative services, including organising senior meetings, preparing papers and briefings, handling sensitive information, and acting as a key point of contact for Faculty-level enquiries. Working closely with the Faculty Administration Manager, you will support administrative and financial processes and collaborate with colleagues across the University, ensuring professionalism, accuracy, and quality in everything you do.

Based in the Faculty Office, you will also be a key member of the Secretariat team, delivering a confidential and professional service to the Faculty Executive.

For informal enquiries, contact Ruth Carr, Faculty Administration Manager, at [email protected]

About You

As Faculty Executive Officer, you will:

•    Be the first point of contact for staff, students, and external partners, providing professional, approachable support.

•    Support senior leaders with meetings, reports, and confidential matters, enabling seamless decision-making.

•    Coordinate research ethics approvals, working with committees to keep processes efficient and compliant.

•    Manage budgets, payments, and financial processes with accuracy and attention to detail.

•    Oversee communications, SharePoint, and newsletters, keeping the Faculty informed and connected.

•    Drive improvements in administrative systems, processes, and services.

Rewards & Benefits

•    A minimum of 36 days annual leave per annum, pro rata (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days) 

•    Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities

•    Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.

•    Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and health & wellbeing resources

•    A wide range of development programmes to enhance your career

•    Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.

•    Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 17.8%

About Us

At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before. 

Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you’ve ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.

Because for us education isn’t about how much you take in. It’s about what you take out into the world. 

Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885, Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education.

Closing Date: 21 Jan 2026

Department: Support

Salary: £32,080 to £34,610 per annum Fixed Term for 6 months