Office Coordinator

Unit : 
Strategy Office
Salary : 
£25,742 to £28,759
Location : 
Milton Keynes
Please quote reference : 
21462
Fixed Term Contract (12 months), Fulltime or (Part-time minimum 30hrs)
Closing Date : 
16 February, 2024 – 12:00

Change your career, change lives.

The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.

The role 

The Open University (OU) are recruiting an Office Coordinator to join the Strategy Office, operating at the centre of the OU and playing a key role in supporting the delivery of the OU’s Strategy.  

Working within the Strategy Office (SO), the Office Coordinator will support day-to-day operational activity to provide a standard and consistent approach to key SO support and administration functions.  Further, the role holder will support the day-to-day liaison with key University departments and functions related to Strategy Office operational activity to ensure alignment, compliance and best practice.

Skills and experience 

• Evidence of a commitment to continuing self-development.
• Significant relevant experience in an office environment in a secretarial or administrative role.
• High level IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint
• Strong numeric skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the confidence and ability to deal with a range of external contacts and to use discretion in dealing with others.
• Ability to work on own initiative and exercise judgement within a specified area of responsibility.

If you would like to discuss the application or recruitment process before making an application, please contact Paula Haycock at Resourcing Hub on 01908 655544 or [email protected] quoting the reference VRF 21462

What you get in return

We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.

We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term. Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 30 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.

Email :
[email protected]  

How to apply

Unless otherwise stated in the advert, all applications are completed online via the instructions on The OU Job’s page. Applications submitted via 3rd party websites will not be received.

Access details for disabled applicants are available from the Resourcing Hub, telephone: 01908 655544, quoting the vacancy reference above.

To apply for this role please submit the following as one document;

• CV
• Personal statement, up to 1,000 words, you should set out in your statement why you’re interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification.

Please save your document with the following file name as appropriate to the vacancy you are applying for: reference, surname, forename.

You will need to have your documents ready ahead of submitting the electronic application. Please click on the APPLY NOW button below to be redirected to our application page.

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You can view your application communications on the Candidate portal .

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Job related information : 

• Terms and Conditions – Support Staff (PDF)

• Terms and Conditions – Support Staff (Word document)

Posting Date : 
5 February, 2024 – 10:45