EPSPE Administrator

King's College London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

King's College London is seeking a part-time Research Administrator (0.2 FTE) to support the Centre for Mental Health, Policy and Implementation within IoPPN on the Denmark Hill campus. The role emphasizes budget monitoring, minute-taking, and collaborative work with professional services and academic colleagues.

The post requires experience with standard Office tools, strong organisation, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a busy research setting.

Qualifications

• Educated to A Level or equivalent.
• Ability to work productively with relevant stakeholders at various levels.
• Experience using Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to relay complicated ideas or information to various groups of all levels.
• Effective time management, ability to manage competing priorities, working independently and proactively, and with minimal supervision.
• Exceptional organisational skills, including administrative/operations experience with an in-depth knowledge of a range of practices, methods and procedures to deliver effective and efficient support.
• Ability to understand and analyse report data and produce an output.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the programme budget, including the management and monitoring of expenditure.
• Produce accurate meeting minutes as required.
• Work independently and as part of a busy team, responding and adapting to the programme's priorities.
• Bring enthusiasm, strong organisational skills and a proactive, energetic and flexible approach to the job.

Skills

Outlook

Microsoft Teams

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Effective communication

Time management

Organisational skills

Analysing data

Proactive working

Education

A Level or equivalent

Degree level

Tools

Kfin

Worktribe

PeopleXD

Job description

HSPR is multi-disciplinary, including health care professionals, epidemiologists, economists, implementation scientists, qualitative methodologists, service users, social scientists, and statisticians. We work with academic, clinical, and policy organisations locally in London and the UK, and internationally in low, middle, and high-income countries. This role is based in the Centre for Mental Health, Policy and Implementation within the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN ) on the Denmark Hill campus. It is an exciting opportunity for a Research Administrator (0.2 FTE) to support the research team on the Wellcome Trust funded Epistemic Exclusion and Patient Safety Participation Evaluation project., The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension. We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination. When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King's guidance. 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 person specification section of the job description. 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. Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly, and we recognise its growing role in professional work. Applicants may use AI tools to support preparation of their application, for example to research the role or structure written responses. However, applications must reflect the applicant's own work and experience. AI tools should not be used during interviews or assessment activities unless this has been agreed in advance as a reasonable adjustment. We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive. While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day.

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

Essential criteria

• Educated to A Level or equivalent.
• Ability to work productively with relevant stakeholders at various levels.
• Relevant working experience of using Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills in order to receive, understand and relay complicated ideas or information to various groups of all levels.
• Effective time management, ability to manage competing priorities, working independently and proactively, and with minimal supervision. Contributing to the broader team's goals and objectives.
• Exceptional organisational skills, including administrative/operations experience with an in-depth knowledge of a range of practices, methods and procedures to deliver effective and efficient support.
• Ability to understand and analyse report data and produce an output.

Desirable criteria

• Educated to degree level or equivalent work experience
• Experience of working within a Higher Education research environment or similar.
• Experience of using Kfin, Worktribe and PeopleXD.

The post holder will be expected to oversee the programme budget, including the management and monitoring of expenditure. The post holder must have an aptitude for financial matters with a keen attention to detail; experience of working with Microsoft Excel and Word to a high standard is essential. The post holder will also be expected to produce accurate meeting minutes as required. Along with the ability to manage their own workload effectively, they will be required to work both independently and work well as part of a busy team, responding and adapting to the programme's priorities. The successful applicant will bring enthusiasm, strong organisational skills and a pro‑active, energetic and flexible approach to the job. The role involves working with both professional service, research and academic colleagues and is therefore suited to an individual that is personable and good at relating to others. This post allows for some flexibility in working hours and patterns. This is a part‑time post at 0.2 FTE (7 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract for 1 year.

The overall goal of the Department of Health Service & Population Research (HSPR) is to conduct world‑leading research and education using the social and health sciences to better understand and to improve health outcomes, systems, and care both locally and globally, with particular focus on disadvantaged and marginalised populations. At King's, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.

• Grade and Salary : £34,713 - £38,127 per annum pro rata, including London Weighting (0.2 FTE) Job ID : 157165