King's College London

About us

The Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London is one of the oldest law schools in England and recognised globally as one of the best law schools in the world. We have a long-standing reputation for excellence in the laws of England and Wales, European, International and Transnational Law. The School’s research interests cover all areas of public and private law and include the philosophy and sociology of law as well as doctrinal, empirical, historical, interdisciplinary, and comparative approaches to the study of law.

The Dickson Poon School of Law embraces equality, diversity, and inclusion. We attract students and staff from across the world, from many different backgrounds, with a variety of ethnicities, religions, and sexual and gender identities. We promote flexible working as a key enabler of inclusion. We particularly encourage and welcome applications from women, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, and from candidates who are LGBTQ+ and/or have a disability.

About the role

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Business Support Officer providing maternity cover to the Executive Dean’s Office. The post holder will be an integral part of the Business Support Team in supporting the day-to-day operations of the Dean’s Office.

The role holder will be responsible for financial processing and reporting operational processes within the School as well as administrating a broad range of support in HR, estates, finance and resources issues relevant to academic and professional services staff.

The role would be suitable for someone who is looking to support a variety of activities, with excellent organisation skills, the ability to prioritise and work under pressure, who enjoys working as part of a team as well as independently. 

This is a full-time role (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract for one year. The role is a hybrid role with working from home opportunities. 

The postholder will be required to be on Campus during event and training days. We will consider this role as a secondment opportunity.

About you

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

Essential criteria

1. First degree or equivalent experience
2. Excellent knowledge of and experience of working with policies and procedures including financial and HR regulations.
3. Excellent IT skills to include Microsoft 365, databases, Excel, Word, sharepoint) including familiarity with financial software.
4. Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, with experience working with stakeholders at all levels
5. Demonstrable organisational skills with a high degree of attention to detail.
6. Strong understanding of GDPR policy and data management
7. Ability to manage workload and balance competing priorities
8. Ability to contribute effectively as part of a team within the HE sector

Desirable criteria

1. Experience of managing projects and resources
2. Experience of space management including commissioning minor works.

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.

Further information

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.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit’ pages.

Interviews are due to be held in late October/early November.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.