Lead Research and Impact Administrator - CG359

University of St Andrews; St Andrews; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Staff parking

Staff discounts

LinkedIn Learning

30 days annual leave

Job summary

The University of St Andrews, within the School of Psychology & Neuroscience, invites applications for a Lead Research and Impact Administrator. You will work closely with the DoR and DoII to support research and impact operations across the School, including reporting, PURE administration, and grant workflow management.

Based in the School Office, you will also help with finance, teaching and events, and contribute to a welcoming front-of-house service for staff, students and visitors.

Qualifications

• Good general education including English and Mathematics with recent administrative experience in an office environment.
• Excellent organisational, administrative and communication skills.
• Ideally an administration or IT qualification and experience in a research-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide pro-active administrative support for research and impact across the School.
• Prepare reports and act as PURE administrator / assist with PURE profiles.
• Support recording and reporting on research and impact activities, finance and emails.
• Lead on administration of the Worktribe grant approval system and advise grant applicants.
• Contribute to REF-related administration and School submissions.
• Provide front-of-house reception support and assist with finance, teaching and events as needed.

Skills

Organisational skills

Administrative experience

Communication skills

Office administration

Education

Administration or IT qualification

Tools

WORKtribe

PURE

Job description

School of Psychology & Neuroscience

We are seeking to appoint a Lead Research and Impact Administrator in the School of Psychology & Neuroscience. Working closely with the Director of Research (DoR), Director of Impact and Innovation (DoII), and the wider research and professional services teams, the post holder will provide pro-active and professional administrative support to ensure the smooth operation of research and impact across the School.

You will be expected to manage the School's research and impact activities to include preparing reports, acting as PURE administrator and assisting colleagues with their PURE profiles, supporting the recording and reporting on research and impact activities, financial matters, and monitor and action as appropriate, emails to various email addresses. Working alongside the DoR, DoII and senior administrative colleagues, you will lead on multiple aspects of research and impact including the school-wide administration of the University's Worktribe electronic grant approval system and advising grant applicants on process and procedures. One of the current focuses of the role is administration around Research Excellence Framework (REF) and the School's submission.

The post will be based in the School Office and will primarily assist with all research and impact matters within the School. In addition, the post holder will provide proactive administrative support to finance, teaching and event activities and will be expected to contribute to an efficient and welcoming front-of-house reception to all staff, students and visitors.

The successful candidate will have a good general education including English and Mathematics with recent administrative experience in an office environment and excellent organisational, administrative and communication skills. Ideally the candidate will have an administration or IT qualification and experience and/or background of working in a research focused environment.

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Shona Deigman: [e-mail] , Karen Spencer [e-mail] or Manon Schweinfurth [e-mail]

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Financial contribution to relocation (subject to eligibility)
• Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies, supporting work-life balance
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• 30 Days Annual Leave plus 5 Public Holidays.

At St Andrews, equality, diversity, and inclusion are central to who we are and form a core pillar of our University Strategy. We are committed to creating a fair, inclusive and supportive workplace, reflected in our participation in national diversity charters and awards, including Athena Swan, Carer Positive and the Race Equality Charter.

We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian, minority ethnic and minority religions backgrounds and from LGBTQ+ and disabled people.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on [e-mail] .

Closing Date: 17 September 2026

Interview Date: 30 September 2026

Salary: £27,319 - £31,236 per annum

Start: As soon as possible