Research Centre Administrator

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

Benefits offered by this job

London Weighting

Job summary

King’s College London is seeking a part-time Research Centre Administrator to support the Centre for Evidence for the Armed Forces Community. The post holder will manage daily administrative tasks, meetings, conference logistics, and light HR/finance duties within a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team.

The role is 21 hours per week, on a fixed-term basis until 31 August 2027, with 1–2 days at Denmark Hill and potential home working for part of the week.

Qualifications

• Educated to A-level standard (grades A-C) or equivalent.
• Experience in a similar administrative/operational support role, preferably in an academic/research environment.
• Excellent organisational skills, ability to plan/prioritise and manage competing demands and deadlines.
• Good problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills; professional and confident manner.
• Excellent all-round IT related skills with experience of using online systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and information security and adhere to data protection legislation.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administration for the Centre and support the Evidence team.
• Organise and minute meetings, support the annual conference logistics, and handle basic HR and finance tasks.
• Assist with website and social media updates and general operational duties.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Confidentiality

Problem solving

Education

A-levels

Tools

Unit4 Business World

Worktribe

Job description

About us:

The King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR) is the leading civilian UK centre of excellence for military health research and independent of the UK Ministry of Defence. The Centres’ work has helped shape government policy towards military personnel. KCMHR sits within the Department of Psychological Medicine. For more information, please see https://kcmhr.org

KCMHR in partnership with RAND Europe runs the Centre for Evidence for the Armed Forces Community, funded by the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) https://www.centreforevidence.org. The Centre aims to ensure that research evidence is at the heart of decision making to enable a thriving Armed Forces Community, which it aims to achieve by several mechanisms including via evidence synthesis, provision of an online searchable repository of published research and policy, regular topical news articles, stakeholder engagement and advice, and an annual conference, to name a few.

The Centre is Led by co-directors Ruth Harris (RAND Europe) and Professor Neil Greenberg (KCMHR), supported by Deputy Director Dr Mary Keeling (RAND Europe), and includes governance advisor (Professor Sir Simon Wessely) to provide strategic direction.

About the role:

We are looking to appoint an organised Research Centre Administrator to be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Centre. The post holder will provide general operational and research administrative support to the Centre for Evidence team. They will organise and minute meetings, support organisation of our annual conference, undertake financial and HR functions such as ordering supplies, paying invoices and assisting with website and social media updates as well as other general operational and administrative tasks. This is a varied and important role in a friendly and multi-disciplinary team; this post would suit an individual looking to develop their administrative/operational career in an academic environment.

This is a part-time post (21 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed-term contract until 31 August 2027. The post will be based at King’s College London, Denmark Hill Campus for 1-2 days a week with the option to work from home for part of the week.

About you:

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

Essential criteria

1. Educated to A-level standard (grades A-C) or equivalent
2. Experience in a similar administrative/operational support role, preferably in an academic/academic research environment
3. Excellent organisational skills, ability to plan/prioritise and manage competing demands and deadlines
4. Good problem-solving skills and attention to detail
5. Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills; professional and confident manner
6. Excellent all-round IT related skills with experience of using online systems and Microsoft Office Suite
7. Ability to maintain confidentiality and information security and adhere to data protection legislation.

Desirable criteria

1. Experience organising large events/conferences
2. Experience with programs such as unit4/business world/Worktribe or similarInterest in working in research within the Armed Forces CommunityExperience in website management and maintenanceExperience in social media management and communications

   Downloading a copy of our Job Description

   Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

   Further Information

   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.

   £34,713 to £38,127 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance