Administration and Training Coordinator (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Cambridge invites applications for an Administration and Training Coordinator based at the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute. You will support the Project/Grant Manager to deliver administration and training activities for the UK National Hub (£25M) at CSCI, ensuring efficient operations across the Hub and admissions processes for prospective and current students.

Working in a fast-paced academic environment, you will engage with researchers, funders and external partners,

Qualifications

• Previous administration support experience in a busy environment.
• Understanding of biomedical research in Higher Education is helpful.
• Excellent organisational and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Able to operate effectively in a fast-paced academic environment.
• Support admissions processes and course scheduling within the Institute and Hub.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality administrative support to the Hub and Senior Leadership team.
• Coordinate admissions processes and course support systems.
• Organise the course schedule and two annual student events.
• Support administration for apprenticeship programmes and related processes.
• Engage with researchers, clinicians, funders and external partners.

Skills

Administration

Job description

The Administration and Training Coordinator will be based in the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (CSCI) and will support the Project/Grant Manager to deliver administration and training activities for the recently awarded UK National Hub (£25M) held in the CSCI.

The UK Hub for Predictive and AI-Enabled Human Disease Models is a UK national research initiative funded by UKRI, which will translate academic New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) into validated, industry-ready systems. Administration and training are core operational functions across the Hub which will join forces with existing administration and training structures to provide a comprehensive support to CSCI.

The purpose of the role is to provide high quality administrative to the Hub providing support to the Senior Leadership team and the Senior Programme Manager. Delivery of these objectives will come by providing a high-quality, proactive and effective support service. The post will also support the admissions processes and course(s) support systems within the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (CSCI) and Hub in order to provide an efficient admissions experience for prospective students, key support for current students and organise the course schedule and two annual student events.

We are seeking a proactive and highly organised Administration and Training Coordinator to play a central support role in the delivery and development of our ambitious Hub programme. They will also provide essential administrative support for the Hub's apprenticeship programmes, ensuring the efficient coordination, monitoring, and delivery of apprenticeship-related processes and activities.

The successful candidate will have previous administration skills or related relevant administrative support experience. An understanding of the biomedical research in the Higher Education sector would also be helpful. They will be comfortable operating in a fast-paced academic environment and able to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including researchers, clinicians, funders, and external commercial partners.

Full-time (1.0 FTE; change to part time and flexible working arrangements available);

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 31 March 2030 in the first instance.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

£31,236 to £35,608 per annum