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Lucy Cavendish College, part of the University of Cambridge, is seeking to appoint an Operations Administrator to provide administrative support to the Head of Hospitality and Catering and provide additional support for College Estates, Conference & Events and Catering teams.

In addition, the Operations Administrator will provide administrative support to the Operations and Estates Director acting as the first point of contact for the Operations and Estates Team; organising meetings, taking minutes and following up agreed actions; preparing, proofreading and amending documents; maintaining records and databases including Health and Safety administration.

Delivering a consistently high level of service, the postholder will manage guest room, meeting room and supervision room bookings, ensure accommodation records are kept up to date, assist with allocating student rooms, as well as ensuring the relevant pages of the College website are maintained.

Responding to all internal and external event enquiries, the postholder will help to build strong, long-term relationships with clients as well as identifying new business opportunities. You will update event bookings whilst liaising with conference or event organisers during their stay and prepare event literature, including signage and other requirements.

This is an exciting and varied role for an individual with strong administrative skills and previous customer service or event management experience. With the ability to work in a small team, you will be willing to adopt a flexible and collaborative approach to tasks, have enthusiasm for and enjoyment in working with a variety of colleagues demonstrating a customer focused approach at all times.

In return we can offer a benefits package including:

  • 36 days holiday
  • Free meals on shift
  • A 6% employer contributory pension scheme
  • Free car parking (if available)
  • Life assurance x3 salary
  • A health cash back scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Wellbeing programme including free yoga and bootcamp sessions

To learn more about this role, or to make an informal enquiry, please contact the Operations and Estates Director in the first instance on operationsandestatesdirector@lucy.cam.ac.uk.

To apply for this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button below.

Closing date: 9am Monday 15 July 2024

Interview date: 23 and 24 July 2024

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