Professional Research Investment Strategy Manager

About us

The UCL Advanced Research Computing (ARC) is UCL’s new Centre for infrastructure and innovation in digital research - the supercomputers, datasets, software and people that make computational science and digital scholarship possible.

We are an innovative hybrid: a professional services department that delivers reliable and secure infrastructure and services to UCL research groups, and undertake research and innovation activities focused on the application of advanced computational and data intensive research methods, working in partnership with academics from all fields.

About the role

Are you a highly motivated administrator with a track-record of supporting research? PRISMs - Professional Research Investment Strategy Managers – is a newly recognised set of roles which focuses on maximising the value of new technologies and digital research-related projects.

This role would initially focus on supporting the ARC Education team, by creating, and updating departmental education website content, organising teaching and learning events, assisting with transcripts. As well as supporting, developing and organising existing and future courses and teaching material. The role will also support student enquiries and administration of ARC courses.

About you

ARC is looking for an experienced, self-driven individual to support a new and growing Department leading in Academic Research and Professional Service delivery.

The successful candidate will be able to:

• Deliver high-quality research and administration support
• Develop good working relationships and build networks to promote research undertaken by the department.
• Ability to manage and adapt to a varied workload, being able to prioritise against different deadlines.
• Supporting and championing the Department and University in a range of initiatives; i.e. Green Impact, Wellbeing, and Athena Swan.

Please use the cover-letter upload option to tell us how you meet the criteria set out in the person specification.

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
• This post is eligible for USS Pension Scheme
  • defined benefit scheme
  • staff contribute 6.1% and UCL will contribute 14.6%
  • Life insurance is included (3x salary)
• 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.

Our department is working towards an Athena SWAN award. We are committed to advancing gender equality within our department.

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