Centre Administrator London, England
Job description
About us
The Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) is an interdisciplinary research institute focusing on the science of cities, applying it to city planning, policy and architecture in the pursuit of making our cities better places to live in. It is part of The Bartlett, UCL's Faculty of the Built Environment, one of the world’s largest and most successful centres of built environment research and teaching, with the most world-leading research in its field in the UK, according to the Government’s Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014). Read more about Working at the Bartlett. CASA was established in 1995 to lead the development of a science of cities drawing upon methods and ideas in modelling, sensing the urban environment, visualisation and computation. It seeks to examine and offer solutions to the problems of resource efficiency and effective planning and governance shared by all cities.
About the role
Centre Administrator will assist the Department Manager in the management of the day-to-day operation of the Centre. The post holder will provide a first point of contact for the centre and play a role in the organisation of facilities and resources in the centre. They will work in collaboration with the line manager, Head of Department and others to support and expand on the work of the Centre. If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact Sonja Curtis ([email protected]).
The post is available from 1/02/2023 and is funded for 2 years in the first instance.
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.
Please note that the vacancy may close early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications.
This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information. 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.
About you
The postholder will be educated to A level standard, or equivalent, or having acquired equivalent experience, such as report writing. They will also have experience of administrative work in a busy office environment as well as excellent computer literacy and verbal and written communication skills.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days); Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme; Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE); Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan; Immigration loan Relocation scheme for certain posts; On-Site nursery; On-site gym; Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay; Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service; Discounted medical insurance. Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
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.
