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As part of an exciting digital transformation, the University of Surrey is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer.This role ensures that existing and new IT services and systems are of a high quality, highly functional and sustainable for the University. This includes utilising advances in technology and industry practice to ensure the effective design and efficient implementation of secure, quality IT services.We value, empower and support every member of staff to get the best out of your unique talents, so you’ll be rewarded with a generous salary, 32 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays, pension contribution of 14.5%, and a unique and vibrant working environment. Role & Responsibilities: The role acts as a specialist technology consultant, providing third line support on an escalation basis where required to resolve service-affecting issues, and contributes to the IT Systems vision and strategy.Responsibilities include:Take an active and often lead role as an IT Systems subject matter expert, liaising closely with internal IT technical teams, external suppliers and contractors during the design, development and implementation stages of IT projects. As an IT systems subject matter expert, provide technical consultancy and third line support for IT systems and services. At the Project Go-Live stage and through the Technical Change Request Process, ensure that all relevant testing, documentation and transition of knowledge and skills to appropriate teams have been completed and agreed with the relevant teams to enable smooth transfer into a fully supported operational state. Where dictated by the scale of the likely budget, partner with Procurement to complete tender exercises. This includes providing input into the sections of the Invitation to Tender document covering technical requirements and co-ordinating the technical evaluation of the tender responses. Manage to a high standard a case load of incidents, problems and service requests, and where necessary find and document new workarounds and resolutions.The IT team at Surrey are plugged in to the whole University, and our digital transformation work underpins the University’s strategy. IT is growing our digital transformation capability, improving student experience, and helping increase our research impact. It’s a vibrant and exciting time to join a great and well-respected team at the heart of the University’s strategic plans. What’s in it for you? We think Surrey is an amazing place to work, and we are carefully crafting a dynamic, flexible, and fun place to work and thrive. Our campus is a beautiful, leafy environment with carefully designed gardens, vibrant green playing fields, and a picturesque lake. With the buzz of student life and superb working facilities, the University is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research in an inspiring, innovative and diverse environment.Alongside our gorgeous campus setting, collegiate on-site atmosphere and plentiful development opportunities, we also offer:Competitive SalaryMarket leading PensionUp to 40 DAYS Holiday: 25 Days annual leave + 7 University Days + Bank HolidaysTravel & Family benefits including subsidised rail fare, cycle to work scheme and on-site childcareAccess to on site leisure facilities at discounted rates For more information or to be considered for the role, please apply via the University of Surrey Website. The University is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all. We place great value on diversity and are seeking to increase the diversity within our community. Therefore, we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities. Closing Date: 02 Jul 2026 Area: Professional Services Salary: £47,389 to £56,535 Fixed Term

Job DescriptionTe Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity We are actively seeking a dynamic Executive Assistant who will lead a team dedicated to enhancing administrative support for the Associate Deans and Senior Professional staff within the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, elevating the team's overall capability and performance. This role will also provide executive level support to the Director of Faculty Operations and their team. This will include supporting and driving initiatives that will help the faculty deliver on its strategic objectives.Key responsibilities of the role include:Developing collaborative working relationships with key stakeholdersProvide executive level support for strategic initiatives, particularly focused on supporting the People and Culture and Enabling Environment strategic prioritiesProvide leadership, mentoring and direction to direct reportsEnsuring the smooth operation of administrative support and executive assistant functions for the Faculty Operations function, including coordinating meetings, managing diaries, preparing agendas, and recording minutes for committees and staff meetings.Liaising with the faculty administration team to coordinate key internal processes.Coordinating recruitment processes.He kōrero mōu | About youYou are an experienced Executive Assistant with a strong track record supporting senior leaders within large, complex organisations. Beyond core executive support, you'll have leadership experience having mentored/guided others, driven continuous improvement and contributed to lifting overall team performance. Important skills you will bring are:High level of interpersonal skillsAbility to communicate information clearly and conciselyNegotiation skills and ability to build successful relationshipsStrong organisational skills with an ability to exercise discretion, demonstrate initiative to identify and solve problems requiring judgment and accurate interpretation of established informationA proactive and flexible approach to workAn ability to liaise at an executive level and to work under pressure within a politically complex and challenging environmentThis is a part-time (30 hours per week), permanent position.The salary range for this role is $73,400 - $90,700 (pro rated), depending on skills and experienceFor more detailed information, please review the position descriptionMō tō mātou rōpū | About the teamThe role is based in the Faculty Operations team (M&HS Building 505).  You will be leading and working as part of a team of EAs in a busy but collegial/calm and friendly work environment.Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offerThe University of Auckland is New Zealand’s leading university and maintains significant computational, laboratory and analytic facilities. Auckland itself is frequently rated as one of the world’s most liveable cities. The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment through:Flexible employment practicesUp to 6.75% company superannuation schemeA competitive salary with five weeks’ annual leaveFor more information, please visit Staff Benefits.Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to applyApplications must be submitted online, by the closing date of 10 May 2026 to be considered. Please include a cover letter and CV highlighting how you can meet the skills and experiences detailed above.Please reach out to Johanna Beattie [email protected] for a confidential conversation. Please note we are happy to answer your questions but we do not accept applications by email. 

This role is open to recent graduates of the University of Leeds only. Are you a graduate looking for formal experience? Are you interested in a career in Digital Communications? Do you have strong written skills, an eye for creative design, and experience of using social media?If you're passionate about a career in communications but have no, or limited, formal experience, this could be the role for you. As our Digital Communications and Engagement Graduate Intern, we'll train you in the basics of working in a professional communications role, planning and designing campaigns and working with internal stakeholders. You will play a key role in driving student and graduate engagement with all of the opportunities and support available to them. This will involve co-ordinating our social media, writing student communications, producing communications packs and graphics, and evaluating our digital engagement. You will be working with colleagues across Student Opportunity to ensure key information is communicated in a clear and engaging way, making sure that our audience is front and centre of how we communicate.This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas What we offer in return 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year! Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls. Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team. Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available. Application Please complete an application form using the 'Apply Online' button at the bottom of this page. During the application form you will be asked to provide the following:A short statement (no more than 300 words) summarising how your knowledge, skills, and experience equip you to carry out the role, addressing the ‘Qualifications & Skills’ listed in the Candidate Brief.A short statement (no more than 300 words) outlining what most attracts you to the role, how it will benefit your personal development and help with your long-term career plans, whatever they may be.A short statement (no more than 300 words), including a link to some creative work that you have created (such as a social media post or campaign), with an explanation outlining what the post was trying to achieve and a bit about your creative process in making the content.To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:  Sophie Hurst, Careers Communications & Resources OfficerEmail: [email protected] Closing Date: 28 Jun 2026 Section: Administrative and Clerical Support Salary: £25,249 to £26,093 per annum

About PSDIThe Physical Science Data Infrastructure (PSDI) initiative is an EPSRC funded large scale infrastructure project between the University of Southampton and the Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC). PSDI aims to enable researchers in physical sciences to discover, capture, manage and share research data more easily by connecting and enhancing the different data infrastructures they use. About the roleWe are looking for someone with a background in the physical sciences, excellent communication skills and a passion for data and metadata to join our team to help to develop PSDI’s content in line with community best practices.You will partner with academic researchers in the physical sciences to guide them when they plan, collect and share their data outputs, and capture corresponding descriptive metadata. You will undertake these tasks when onboarding resources to PSDI, providing consultancy, training or delivering presentations. You will proactively progress these projects toward end goals, reviewing previous actions, addressing blockers and identifying next steps. There is a vibrant wider community who are developing best practices in this area and implementing them in various ways – you will show a keen interest in working with them and keeping up to date with these developments.You must have a master’s degree, equivalent professional qualifications or experience in a physical sciences subject. You must have experience in handling, organising and managing physical sciences research data – either your own or that of others – and will have given careful consideration to how to maximise its usefulness for others. You must also have excellent technical presentation and communication skills, and experience of disseminating knowledge via presentations, training or teaching.Experience of technical consultancy or training, knowledge of physical sciences data and metadata standards and experience of physical sciences research practices and programmatic data manipulation and semantic technologies are all desirable skills.You will make a valuable contribution to PSDI’s goals, making contributions from research to user engagement and have the potential to grow your own areas of expertise. There will be opportunities to develop skills to advance your career in the flourishing area of research data management. What we can offer you The position is offered as a full-time post with a permanent contract, contingent upon ongoing funding of PSDI (which is currently guaranteed until 31st March 2027). The post is based at the University of Southampton in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Equality, diversity and Inclusion is central to the ethos in Chemistry, having held an Athena SWAN Silver award since 2014. We particularly encourage women, Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME), LGBT and disabled applicants to apply for this position. Chemistry considers applicants that wish to work flexibly, and due consideration is given to applicants who have taken a career break. The University has a generous maternity policy and onsite childcare facilities. For further information please visit https://www.southampton.ac.uk/chemistry/about/Equality/index.page Closing Date: 23 Jul 2026 Section: Education, Research & Enterprise Salary: £36,636 to £44,746 Per annum Full Time Permanent