Project Coordinator

Contract Type: Fixed Term - Ends 31/08/2028

We are looking for a Project Coordinator to join KMMS in supporting a new programme grant funded by the Wellcome Trust, ‘Sleep and circadian health disturbances in psychosis and depression: the cascading impacts of impairments in cognitive control.’

Working closely with the Principal Investigator, Professor Shergill, the Project Coordinator will support this project by providing a range of administrative and organisational support. The Project Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating project activities, scheduling meetings, and maintaining project documentation including recording decisions, manageable tasks, workflows and logs. They will support the Principal Investigator to ensure project deliverables are completed in time and within budget.

As Project Coordinator you can expect to be involved in: 

• Provide proactive, high quality administrative support to the Principal Investigator and project team to support the successful delivery and smooth running of the project.
• Assist in the preparation of project plans, communications plans and reports as directed by the requirements of the project and by the research team.
• Plan and organise events, schedule and service meetings, project meetings and project boards as appropriate to ensure that they achieve their aims. Includes minute taking, accurately maintaining action, decision, and risk logs.

What will you bring to the role? 

• Relevant administrative experience, ideally within a programme and project management environment 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, giving the post-holder the ability to deal confidently with a range of people at all levels 
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to provide accurate information 

What we can offer in return: 

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including: 

• hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs) 
• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff) 
• excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions 
• corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health 
• retailer and wellbeing discounts via Edenred 
• on campus cinema/theatre, sports facilities, library, nursery (Canterbury) and food outlets (remove this bullet for Medway based roles) 
• study while you work discounts, cycle to work scheme, local business discounts 
• support in your development and wellbeing at all stages of employment, including an Employee Assistance Programme 
• training and development opportunities at all levels 
• on-site parking 

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/ 

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number KMMS-236-24. 

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented at this level in this area

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