Business & Operations Administrator (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free entrance to Botanic Gardens

Generous holiday allowance

Defined benefits pension schemes

Flexible working options

Family-friendly initiatives

Career development opportunities

Support for health and mental wellbew

Wellbeing support

Job summary

The University of Cambridge's Sainsbury Laboratory seeks a proactive Business and Operations Administrator to help shape the function from the outset. The role involves designing day-to-day processes, building effective working relationships with stakeholders, and supporting research activities.

You will assist with costing, review of bids, compliance, risk assessments, inductions, and health and safety tasks, with training provided. Flexible working options and generous benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in an administrative role.
• Strong numerical and communication skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive research support to funding applications.
• Costing and compliance for bids.
• Advise on operational aspects of grant applications.
• Assist Health and Safety Manager with meetings, inductions, and risk assessments.

Skills

Numerical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder relations

Prioritisation

Independent work

Deadline-driven

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Sainsbury's Laboratory as a Business and Operations Administrator. This is a newly created and diverse role, offering a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to shape and develop the function from the outset. Working closely with key stakeholders, the post holder will have significant scope to design day-to-day processes, establish effective ways of working, and influence how responsibilities are delivered to support the organisation's objectives.

The successful candidate will have previous experience in an administrative role. Key skills and attributes required for this role include strong numerical and communication skills, as well as attention to detail. The ability to build effective working relationships is also essential for the role. To thrive in this deadline-driven operational role, you will need to be able to work independently, with the ability to prioritise workloads as well as managing tight deadlines.

The post-holder will provide proactive research support to drive high-quality funding applications. Working closely with the Business and Operations Manager you will support researchers in the preparation, costing and review of research bids, with a significant aspect of the role focused on costing and compliance. You will provide advice and guidance on various operational aspects of grant applications, including eligibility of the applicant(s), adherence to the rules of the funding call and accurate costings. Prior knowledge and experience of research support activities in Higher Education would be advantageous but is not essential, as full and detailed training will be provided.

The successful applicant will develop a deep understanding of the administrative support required across the Laboratory. You will be supported to take on varied responsibilities alongside the core requirements of the role, including assisting the Health and Safety Manager in the delivery of meetings, inductions and managing risk assessments.

You'll receive excellent benefits at the Sainsbury Laboratory include:

• Free entrance to the Botanic Gardens
• Generous holiday allowance
• Defined benefits pension schemes
• Flexible working options
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health and mental wellbeing

More information about the Sainsbury Laboratory can be found at https://www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 31 December 2031 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.