Operational Assurance Officer (Internal Only)

King's College London, United Kingdom

Updated: 2 months ago
Deadline: 23 Feb 2025

Job id: 107065. Salary: £33,879 - £37,296 per anum inclusive of London Weighting Allowance.

Posted: 10 February 2025. Closing date: 23 February 2025.

Business unit: Estates & Facilities. Department: Engineering - Asset Management.

Contact details:Luke Huggins. uke.huggins@kcl.ac.uk

Location: Guys Campus. Category: Professional & Support Services.


About us:

The Directorate of Estates & Facilities has a broad portfolio with a vast range of expertise and skills, operating and maintaining facilities and providing services to ensure King’s remains one of the world’s top universities.

King’s Directorate of Estates & Facilities is a key enabler of the university’s Strategic Vision 2029 and we have created a strategy which demonstrates our intent and sets out how the Estates & Facilities team will support the ambition of the university’s strategic vision.

King’s has five campuses in central London consisting of more than 100 buildings ranging in age from the 1780s to the current day. Many are listed and of great architectural significance. The campuses house a diversity of spaces, including teaching and learning environments, cutting edge research facilities, two chapels, cafes and restaurants, gyms and student residences.

The Campus Projects and Minor Works team undertake the full project lifecycle for projects across all the KCL campus and estate.


About the role:

The role with provide day to day administrative and operational support to the digital systems used for contractor management and construction safety assurance to KCL. The post holder’s key responsibilities are to manage the administrative duties, enabling the systems to be used and provide technical support and advice to the end users, ensuring issues are suitably reported to software provider and relevant KCL Senior Managers.

This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.


About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria 

  • HNC, A level, NVQ 3, HND level or equivalent with relevant experience.
  • High level of computer literacy, including Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook etc.
  • Excellent keyboard skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including excellent spelling, grammar and punctuation.
  • Familiarity with working in construction sector, with an awareness of the application and limitations of knowledge and experience held.
  • Prepared to undertake any training that may be necessary.

    • Desirable criteria

  • Vocational experience, demonstrating an ability to understand a variety of digital systems and how they play a role in delivering safe working arrangements in the workplace.
  • Clerical or administrative experience.
  • Familiarity with working in higher education sector.
  • Strong customer services focus i.e. naturally friendly
  • Strong sense of ownership over responsibilities and processes.

    • Downloading a copy of our Job Description

    Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

    We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

    We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

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