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Looking for a place where your skills are not just valued, but essential? Join our passionate and innovative teams, where every idea matters, and every team member makes a tangible impact!

Due to promotion and continued investment within our Research Management teams we are looking to recruit two Administrators to join our teams within our National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) co-ordinating centre in Southampton. 

Who are we?

The NIHR funds, enables, and delivers world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing and promotes economic growth. Our research helps turn discoveries into new or improved treatments, diagnostics, medical technologies, and services. It provides those working in the NHS, public health, global health, and social care with the evidence they need to better support patients, the public and people who need care.

What will you be doing?

The role of the administrator is providing comprehensive, effective, and efficient administrative support to the teams supporting part of the research management lifecycle. You will do this by: 

• Organising Internal and external meetings
• Be responsible for timely and accurate completion of a variety of tasks using our electronic research information systems.
• Communicate confidently with a range of stakeholders- answering queries and acting as first point of contact for generic queries within your team.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of administrative systems and processes. 

Who are we looking for?

You will be joining an enthusiastic and cohesive team who are committed to adding maximum value to the management of health research. Some of the key skills we look for are:

• Excellent customer service and time management skills 
• Strong organisational skills combined with a good attention to detail
• A proactive attitude with the ability to manage your own workload.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders
• An interest in supporting the development of Health and Care research in the UK could be advantageous; 

What can we offer you?

We recognise that our staff are at the heart of what we do so we make sure we look after you! As well as a generous benefits package (full details can be found here !), as an organisation we prioritise your wellbeing as reflected in our award as Top Medium Employer in the Mind Workplace Wellbeing awards , achieving Gold for the fourth year in a row! 

Our hybrid working approach helps you with your work life balance and offers you the chance to split your time between office and home working. We strive for cohesive and collaborative teams so our expectation is you spend around 20% of your time in the office. We also value flexibility and may accommodate part-time arrangements up to 28 hours. 

To learn more about working in our teams visit our website ,  or check out the video below:

We value the diverse perspectives that enrich our teams. We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, recognizing that varied viewpoints propel our collective accomplishments and further the NIHR's mission.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact us at [email protected]  

As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.

Apply by midnight on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or [email protected] quoting the job number.