Senior Estates Administrator Ref: 41438

Full-time considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE (36.5 hours) Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).

Grade 5 starting at £30,378 to £34,610 per annum, pro rata if part time.

Contract Type

Permanent

About the role

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Estates Administrator to provide administrative support to the FM Service Delivery and Commercial Services teams, assisting them both in their management and monitoring of the University's Facilities Management contract and commercial leased properties.

This is an exciting time to join the University of Sussex, and the Estates division as construction is underway on the West Slope of campus to add 1900 student accommodation bed spaces as well as a new Health and Wellbeing Centre and social spaces, adding to the recently completed East Slope development.

The University is seeking an experienced and highly professional Senior Estates Administrator who will work to deliver administrative activity across the division related to our FM contracts, tenanted properties in Falmer Village and in commercial leases on campus. The post holder will be key to the day-to-day functioning of this activity, focusing on finance administration, administrative meeting support, maintenance monitoring and tenant liaison.

About you

You will be a highly organised individual with experience in working in busy, customer focused environments providing administrative support. You will be experienced in working with finance systems, reviewing, raising, and tracking progress of multiple payments at any given time. You will have a demonstrable understanding of landlord and tenant relationships and the ability to deal with requests from various tenants and stakeholders in a calm and professional manner.

About our Division

The Estates, Facilities and Commercial Services Division is vibrant and dynamic. We are continuously adapting to change and needs of our Students, Faculty, Visitors, and Permanent staff to deliver a great service. You can see our presence all around campus and we work behind-the-scenes to ensure an on-site positive experience for all.

Over the last 5 years we have developed the East Slope, now we are working on the Developing of the West Slope: a mix of student housing and spaces for learning, socialising, and student wellbeing services. We are also thrilled to be working on Sustainability Sussex. Our vision is clear. Our strategic goal is for this University to be one of the most sustainable universities in the world.

Please find further information regarding the division at Estates, Facilities and Commercial Services: University of Sussex .

Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it's our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.

Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role may be eligible for sponsorship. Please consult ourSkilled Worker Visa information page for further information about Visa Sponsorship. Please be aware that any role graded below 5.5 or £33,400 per per annum will not be eligible sponsorship.

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