Research Coordinator

About Us

This exciting new role will be based in the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, within the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine (FoLSM). The postholder will join a supportive and thriving team in the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London, supporting the Director, Professor Ingrid Wolfe across a variety of roles and multiple organisations including the clinical-academic research group she leads.

About the role

We are looking for a research coordinator to oversee comprehensive administrative support to the NIHR ARC South London (ARC) Director.

This role is based in DWCH in FoLSM – St Thomas' campus.

The post holder will provide support to research, management, and leadership activities as required by Professor Ingrid Wolfe. Strong financial skills and meticulous attention to detail are essential, as well as proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word. Along with the ability to manage their own workload effectively, they will be required to work both independently and work well as part of a busy team, responding and adapting to priorities.

The successful applicant will bring enthusiasm, strong organisational skills and a proactive approach to the job. The role involves working with both professional service, research and academic colleagues and is suited to an individual that is personable and good at relating to others.  

This post allows for some flexibility in working hours and patterns.

King’s College London offers a pay and benefits package and information about these can be found here: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/kings-benefits.

This is a full-time post and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 31/03/2026.

About Us

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Strong interpersonal skills, including ability to interact with a wide variety of people in a professional and assured manner
• Highly proficient IT skills (including Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and experience of utilising specialist systems for business operations
• Experience of managing budgets
• Previous HE (higher education) experience
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise effectively
• Excellent attention to detail and high standard of delivery
• Ability to work independently and proactively, using own judgement and initiative when appropriate

Desirable criteria

• Experience of event coordination
• Previous NHS management experience
• Project management experience

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit’ pages.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.

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