11 Oct
University College London
London
Job details
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Pay
- £43,124 - £51,610 a year
Job type
- Full-time
- Fixed term contract
Location
12 Queen Square, London
Benefits
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- Annual leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site gym
- Season ticket loan
Full job description
Ref Number
B04-05507
Professional Expertise
Administration and Business Support
Department
UCL BEAMS (B04)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Full time
Salary
£43,124–£51,610
Contract Type
Fixed-term
Working Type
Hybrid
Available for Secondment
No
Closing Date
20-Oct-2024
About us
UCL is one of the UK’s premier universities and is regularly ranked in the world’s top 10. It is a world-class research and teaching institution based in central London whose staff and former students have included 20 Nobel Prize winners. Founded in 1826, it was the only university in England at that time which admitted students regardless of race or religion. UCL was also the first to admit women on equal terms with men. Today, UCL is an inspiring university in which to work and study and it continues to thrive on the diversity and creativity of its community.
The UCL Faculty of Engineering is the largest of its kind in the UK, ranked as the second most impactful engineering faculty in Europe and first for Research Strength in the Research Excellence Framework.
UCL Mechanical Engineering has been pioneering the development of engineering education, having taught the core discipline for over 170 years. We host internationally-leading research covering a broad range of activities and is spread over several sites.
This provides a highly stimulating multidisciplinary environment for learning and for scientific research.
In the latest UK Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021) 93% of our faculty’s research submitted was judged “world leading” or “internationally excellent”.
As a large multi-specialisation department the diversity of our research is one of our strengths, leading to many interdisciplinary research opportunities. This post is part of the NIHR Programme Grant for Applied Research and Administrative support for Mechanical Engineering team.
The position is created with support from Mechanical Engineering and a new NIHR programme and is funded until 30th June 2027. Subject to the programme meeting its objectives in the first 3 years of operation,
it is anticipated that further funding will be made available and the post should then be extended for a further 2 years until 30th June 2029.
The post will be subject to standard probation and appraisal procedures.
About the role
The Programme Administrator will work closely with the Engineering Lead (Prof Tiwari), the Programme Manager, and other senior colleagues on the overall operation and management of the programme providing high level administrative and research support for all activities, including events programmes, external, public and policy engagement work, budgeting and planning, recruitment and management, funding applications, grant management and reporting to funders.The role will also involve diary management and finance administration for Prof Tiwari and his research group.
The position is based in UCL Mechanical Engineering and the UCL Hawkes Institute, formerly the Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS) and Centre for Medical Image Computing (CMIC). The postholder will be part of a large team, including researchers, clinicians, facility and building management experts, infection control experts, etc. In addition, they will be part of the professional services team at the Hawkes Institute.
About you
We are keen to welcome applications from applicants with experience of the following:
- Basic financial management, and processing expenses using online systems such as UCL’s financial system (MyFinance)
- Organising and managing events.
- Computer literacy and familiarity with the Microsoft suite of software to intermediate level in Word, Excel, Email, Outlook, diary management software and the internet.
- Good interpersonal skills which enable the post holder to tactfully and assertively communicate with others, and to develop effective, professional working relationships across UCL and externally.
- Strong administrative, organisation and project management skills, including ability to work to deadlines calmly under pressure, with good attention to detail, and with a flexible approach to changing priorities.
- Ability to work independently and proactively, and to organise and prioritise a varied workload, anticipating issues and adjusting approach, and/or switching readily between tasks for different colleagues,
groups and/or stakeholders
- Ability to work collaboratively, including strong interpersonal skills to deal with a variety of people at all levels both within UCL and externally.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
▶️ Programme Administrator
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