Research Administrator

About us

UCL is one of the world's top universities based in the heart of London. It is a modern, outward-looking institution. UCL's staff and former students have included 29 Nobel prize-winners. It is a truly international community: more than one-third of our student body – more than 35,000 strong – come from 150 countries and nearly one-third of staff are from outside the UK.

About the role

Under the direction of the Senior Research Officer, and in conjunction with relevant academic staff, the postholder will provide administration support to the department’s research endeavours, including proposal administration and costing, award set up, and financial monitoring. The postholder will also work alongside the Senior HR Officer, supporting grant funded recruitment processes. They will work closely with the departments HR and Finance functions, alongside UCL’s central Research and Innovation services team.

About you

The person specification details the following:

• Experience of working in a busy office environment with competing priorities.
• Computer literacy, including competency in desktop applications including Microsoft
  Word, Excel and Outlook as well as ability to use spreadsheets with formulas.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including spelling, punctuation and grammar and attention to detail.
  Good numeracy and data analysis skills with the ability to deal with high volumes of processing while maintaining accuracy
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop effective relationships with internal and external staff at all levels including existing and potential commercial, industrial and research partners.
• Ability to independently prioritise and organise own workload in a proactive manner to meet time-critical schedules.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At 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 and LGBTQI+ people.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

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