Admin Assistant London, England
Job description
About us
The post offers an exciting opportunity for someone to play a general administrative role in a highly successful and dynamic research and teaching Institute, as well as benefiting from the opportunities afforded by being part of the larger community of the Faculty of Brain Sciences, School of Life and Medical Sciences and University College London (UCL).
UCL Institute of Ophthalmology conducts cutting-edge research, attracting principal investigators, post-doctoral fellows and MD/PhD students of the highest international calibre to a stimulating research environment. The Institute is committed to a multi-disciplinary research portfolio that furthers an understanding of the eye and visual system linked with clinical investigations targeted to specific problems in the prevention and treatment of eye disease.
About the role
The post is 100% working on site. On occasion you may be asked to stay out of hours to help with events.
The Administrative Assistant is an institute operations staff providing a general efficient and effective day-to-day on-site administrative service including supporting the principal investigators with room booking and catering arrangements and providing general administrative support at the Institute.
For full list of duties and responsibilities please look at job description.
About you
A successful candidate will have a working knowledge of effective administrative systems (e.g., filing, arranging meetings, room bookings and catering, responding to general queries effectively, and printing/scanning).
Experience of working with minimum supervision is desirable.
What we offer
Working with some of the greatest intellects in the world, UCL also offers a generous pension scheme and holiday allowance, plus closure and bank holidays as well as enhanced parental pay and more. Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
Application Process
If you have any queries regarding the vacancy please contact Claire Roberts (email: [email protected]). If you have any queries regarding the application process please email: [email protected].
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
To apply for the vacancy please click on the 'Apply Now' button below.
Please ensure you attach your CV and highest academic qualification. Also, please ensure you provide a personal statement outlining how you meet the criteria to support your application.
The advert will close at midnight on 18th May 2023.
The interviews will be held on 5th June 2023
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.
The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.
