Senior Administrator for Sussex Health Outcomes Research in Cancer (SHORE-C)

About the role

We are looking for a well-organised and self-motivated individual with excellent communication skills to manage all aspects of the SHORE-C unit’s finance and administration, working closely with the Director & Deputy Director. Based at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School on the University of Sussex campus the post-holder will be part of the SHORE-C team which conducts research in psychosocial oncology.

The SHORE-C Senior Administrator is responsible for managing the unit’s research grants and for delivering a high standard of administrative support for the Director/Deputy Director and Post-Doctoral Research Fellows. They will help in the application of new research grant funding from Charity, Industry and other National/International funding bodies. They will also support preparation for training courses for healthcare professionals and conferences conducted by SHORE-C.  

About you

The position requires a high degree of responsibility for decision-making and involves frequent contact with a wide variety of people at all levels in academia, pharma, commercial environments and patients.

You should have previous experience of having worked in a busy office environment and have developed systems to prioritise work and meet tight deadlines. You will be expected to make decisions independently and work flexibly with the needs of SHORE-C.

About our Division/School

We are a diverse, collaborative research community with expertise in a wide variety of research areas, from laboratory research through to social science and clinical studies. Our close integration collaborations with local NHS organizations allows our researchers to work directly with the local population, improving their health while developing research work that can be applied nationally and globally.

Here, at our School, our medical research has and continues to develop a strong reputation for making a real impact locally, nationally and internationally. Ultimately, our research aims to:

• improve medical diagnosis and treatment
• answer fundamental biomedical and clinical questions
• deliver more personalised healthcare to patients.

We are passionate about training and supporting our researchers at all levels, to deliver research that is relevant to our stakeholders, accelerate its recognition and foster adoption of our findings to catalyse new research impact.

Please find further information regarding the School at Brighton and Sussex Medical School

Brighton and Sussex Medical School is proud to hold a Gold Athena Swann Award.

Why work here

Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme. 

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

Find out more about our reward and benefits package.

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Further Key Information

Please contact adminshore-c@sussex.ac.uk for informal enquiries.

For full details and how to apply, click the 'Apply' button above.

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