Operations Assistant

Job id: 087725. Salary: £32,979 – £36,396 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.

Posted: 12 April 2024. Closing date: 26 April 2024.

Business unit: Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine. Department: Institute of Pharmaceutical Science.

Contact details:Daniel Woolf. [email protected]

Location: Waterloo Campus. Category: Professional & Support Services.

The Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine consists of 6 schools, including the School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The School has two departments, the Comprehensive Cancer Centre and the Institute of Pharmaceutical Science (IPS). The purpose of this role is to provide administrative and operations support to IPS.

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join the School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences Professional Services Team as Operations Assistant.

The post is located at Waterloo Campus but may also have the opportunity to work from other campuses.

As part of the School Professional Services Team, the post will work closely with Operations Officers and the School’s HR & Finance Manager and Research Manager, to support recruitment, staffing administration, financial processes and research grant management as well as providing administrative and operations support to the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

The successful candidate will harness a proactive and professional approach to work, with the ability to manage a varied workload and to prioritise effectively.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential as the successful candidate will need to collaborate with colleagues across the university to ensure an efficient exchange of information to meet deadlines.

Previous experience of working in an operational administration and/or business services setting would be beneficial.

This is a full-time post - 100% full time equivalent and will be offered on an indefinite contract. The School has adopted a hybrid way of working for its professional services staff, with each working in the office for at least 60% FTE. The post is based in a busy department. The postholder will need to be adaptable and have a positive attitude to a dynamic workplace.

This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

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

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Full details of the role and the skills and experience required, can be found in the attached job description which provided on the next page.

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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.

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This role does not meet the requirements of the Home Office and therefore we are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who require the right to work in the UK.