The Role

Our fantastic Transformation team is looking for a part-time Project Administrator to join them at an incredibly exciting time for the business. We can be flexible on hours and will consider 20-30 hours per week based around school hours, mornings, 3-4 days per week etc,

At Unite Students our aim is to create a Home for Success for our students, using technology and data to empower them to find their home and have a great stay with us, and a great experience throughout their student life.

The Project Administrator will be supporting the Transformation Office (TO) in their delivery of project across the business. Working closely with the Transformation Office leadership, they will be responsible for the TO mailbox, SharePoint pages as well as tracking and monitoring resources and supporting with organisation of team meetings and other activities.

The successful candidate will be organised, proactive and have good communication and interpersonal skills.

This role is based in our Bristol office and is a 12 month fixed-term contract.

What You`ll Be Doing

• Maintaining the Transformation Office SharePoint site and coordinating the inputs to the site from across the Transformation Office leadership team.
• Managing the Transformation Office mailbox and shared calendar.
• Supporting the Change Management Lead with maintenance of the Change Calendar.
• Tracking and monitoring resources, including contract end dates and coordinating extensions paperwork.
• Coordinating onboarding & offboarding processes for employee and contractor resources.
• Liaising with other teams internally to ensure smooth running of the Transformation Office (such as IT; Talent Acquisition; Finance; Procurement)
• Coordinating team activities, such as team meetings, morale activities.
• Supporting with key project meetings, including scheduling, room bookings and taking minutes or actions.
• Ad-hoc tasks to support projects and Transformation Office as needed.
• Purchase Order management for the Transformation Office and Programmes

What We`re Looking for in You

• Strong organisational skills
• Great interpersonal skills to work well with the team
• Ability to work independently and proactively
• Experience of coordinating across several different people or teams
• Knowledge of project lifecycle and different business transformation roles would be beneficial

What You`ll Get in Return

• A discretionary annual bonus so you can share in the company`s success
• 25 days` paid holiday and an annual holiday buying scheme, with 5 additional days awarded for long service
• A generous pension scheme - employer contributions between 5% and 11% depending on how much you save
• Various benefits to support your health and wellbeing including a Healthcare Cash Plan, an Employee Assistance Programme, a Wellbeing platform and a Gym benefit that you can share with your family and friends
• Enhanced Family Leave including 18 weeks full pay for birthing parents and 4 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Lots of other great benefits including an annual ShareSave scheme, Employee Life Assurance, a discounts portal and more!

About Unite Students

Founded in 1991, Unite Students is a FTSE 100 business and the UK`s leading provider of purpose-built student accommodation. You can find us in 25 leading university towns and cities, with 74,000 students calling US home! We are driven by our values, culture, and a commitment to develop diverse and inclusive teams, filled with positive energy and new ideas.

Instinctive inclusion. We know that to create and maintain a happy healthy organisation, we have to work hard to ensure inclusion isn`t just what we do but who we are.

People make Unite Students. Employees, students and neighbours all contribute to building environments where we can all thrive.

Room for Everyone

We`re proud to be an employer that embraces individuality, and we`re passionate about building inclusive teams. We focus on creating a collaborative culture where you can be you, where your voice is heard, and where you can truly belong. We take great pride in being rated Gold Investors in People and are constantly striving to provide the highest standard of learning and development opportunities and professional pathways for our people. Building a home for success, for both our employees and students, requires exceptional people with a passion for creating room for everyone, doing what`s right, keeping US safe, and raising the bar. Join us as we build better experiences for students that live with us.

We are US.