Centre Coordinator

UCL Eastman Dental Institute; London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading institute in London as an integral part of the Professional Services Team, where you will provide essential administrative support. This role offers a unique opportunity to enhance your skills while working in a collaborative environment across HR, Finance, and various research initiatives. You will thrive on challenges and be encouraged to develop professionally with ample training. Flexible working options are available and a supportive work culture awaits.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Occupational pension schemes

Excellent family-friendly policies

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in research administration, ideally in higher education.
• Comfortable managing a varied workload with competing deadlines.
• Creative, solutions-focused approach with strong organisation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across teams in a complex environment.
• Support the Executive Team, Governing Board, and HR administration.
• Engage in creative and innovative problem-solving.

Skills

High-quality support

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Communication

Proactive approach

Job description

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We are excited to introduce this new role to SWC; an opportunity to join our friendly Professional Services Team to provide administrative support across the teams, helping to deliver SWC’s world-class portfolio in neuroscience and transformative models of research culture. You will work closely with the Centre Manager, providing support for the regular activities of the Executive Team, Governing Board and UCL’s Faculty of Life Sciences. You will also work alongside the Finance and HR teams, supporting grants and purchasing across the Centre and supporting operational HR administration. The role includes generalist tasks across administration, HR and Finance, giving you the opportunity to use and develop skills and experience in a range of different areas. Creativity and innovation are encouraged, and we offer the opportunity for personal and career development through formal training, mentoring, and collaboration with colleagues within and outside SWC. Interviews will take place on Tuesday 1st July. This position is funded for three years in the first instance.

About you

You’ll bring experience of delivering high-quality support in a research administration role, ideally within Higher Education or a similar complex environment. You’ll be comfortable working across teams and managing a varied workload with competing deadlines. We’re looking for someone who is solutions-focused, an excellent communicator and with a creative, proactive approach to administration. Your strong organisational skills will enable you to manage a range of priorities while delivering an efficient service. Approachable, enthusiastic, and adaptable, you’ll thrive on new challenges and be keen to learn and develop new skills. This role will draw on your interpersonal and organisational skills and offers scope to shape and grow the position in ways that align with your interests whilst providing a reliable and responsive service.

What we offer

You’ll join our small and friendly team based in an award winning building in the heart of London with the opportunity to work flexibly between our office and home. There will be the opportunity for personal and career development through formal training and collaboration with central HR colleagues. SWC staff are entitled to the full range of UCL staff benefits including a generous annual leave entitlement, occupational pension schemes, excellent family-friendly policies.