Technician Commitment Coordinator
Are you an experienced, proactive, and efficient coordinator looking for an exciting new challenge? We have an opportunity for you to join our growing team and play a key role in supporting the Technician Team at the University of Cambridge. This is a new position where you will coordinate, develop, and oversee administrative operations, contributing to the successful delivery of our Technician Commitment Action Plan - a sector-wide initiative.
About Learning and Development (L&D):
Our L&D team is dedicated to supporting excellence in learning, teaching, and research at the University of Cambridge. We provide professional, vocational, and leadership development for over 13,000 university staff, aligning with the University's wider mission and strategy.
The role:
As our Technician Commitment Co-ordinator, you will:
- Provide excellent administration and support to ensure a high level of service delivery.
- Collaborate with colleagues to review and enhance administrative procedures for maximum efficiency, applying continuous improvement principles.
- Coordinate and organize Technician Commitment Action Plan (TCAP) activities and administration.
- Serve as the first point of contact for enquiries.
- Assist in producing reports through data gathering and analysis.
- Carry out some financial administration tasks.
- Work closely with team members to organise events and create promotional materials, including maintaining and updating the Technician website.
About you:
We are looking for someone who brings:
- Experience of managing, designing and improving administrative processes and procedures.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent planning and organisational skills.
- Experience of using standard Microsoft Office software to an intermediate or advanced level e.g. Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook and MS Teams.
- Effective problem-solving skills.
- A flexible and cooperative approach to working with colleagues.
- Experience of project coordination would be an advantage.
- Experience and knowledge of working with technicians, and/or an understanding of the technician landscape would be an advantage.
Further information about the role and its responsibilities is available via the link below.
Benefits of working at Cambridge include:
- Competitive rates of pay with automatic service related pay progression and annual cost of living increases;
- Generous annual leave allowance of 36 days paid leave (including bank holidays);
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities;
- Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes (e.g. workplace nurseries and salary exchange schemes for childcare);
- An auto-enrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution;
- Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores;
- Schemes to support with relocation / the provision of accommodation
The University of Cambridge is committed to supporting our staff to thrive both professionally and personally. We aim to support a good work/life balance, whilst retaining the positive aspects of our unique in-person environment and culture. Elements of this role are suitable for hybrid working, where staff can split their time between in-person collaboration and remote working. The frequency of the remote elements of the role can be discussed with the recruiting manager.
Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check and a security check.
We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements.
Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.
Informal enquiries are encouraged and should be directed to: John Nicolson at john.nicolson@admin.cam.ac.uk
If you have any queries regarding the application process please email: hrdivisionaladmin@admin.cam.ac.uk
Closing date for applications: Sunday 18th May 2025
Interview Date: Thursday 5th June 2025
Please quote reference AH43659 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.