Finance and Research Administrator London, England
Job description
About us
The Institute The Ear Institute has circa 75 staff located in a multi-disciplinary facility dedicated to understanding the mechanisms of hearing and the causes of deafness. The Institute together with its partner, the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital (RNTNEH), is a major national and international centre for specialist training and research, hosting a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Theme in 'Deafness and Hearing Problems'. A RAND analysis of highly-cited publications ranked UCL No.1 in England for both ‘Deafness and Hearing’ and for ‘Audiology and Speech & Language Pathology’. Training the next generation of auditory scientists is a priority at the Ear Institute. The Institute hosts three-and four-year PhD programmes in a wide range of basic and clinical disciplines, including genetics, cell and molecular biology, auditory neuroscience and human auditory function. It also offers a range of Master's-level programmes in audiology, audiovestibular research, and sensory systems research, as well as short courses for students and health-care professionals. An undergraduate BSc in Audiology is being launched in 2022/23. Audiology teaching is delivered in close collaboration with the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital. To find out more about our research and teaching visit http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/.
About the role
The Finance and Research Administrator is a key member of the of the Ear Institute’s Professional Services team, who will provide comprehensive administrative support to deliver an efficient and effective day-to-day Finance and Research Grant and Departmental funded administration at the UCL Ear Institute. With guidance from the Senior Finance and Research Officer, the post will actively engage in and implement continuous improvement of the Institutes finance and research administration processes and procedures, and ensure effective procedures are documented and adopted for dealing with all aspects of finance and research administration including financial transactions, procurement and pre-award grant applications. The post offers an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual to play an important role at a major national and international research and teaching institute. The successful candidate will also benefit from the opportunities afforded by being part of the wider administrative community of the Faculty of Brain Sciences and University College London (UCL). This role does not meet the eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa certificate of sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore UCL will not be able to sponsor individuals who require right to work in the UK to carry out this role. This is a 0.5fte/18.25 hours per week, salary is £16,165 per annum. This role is eligible for hybrid working with a minimum of 40% on site. Interviews will take place on Friday 12 May 2023.
About you
This is a permanent role for a motivated individual with experience of working in Higher Education financial administration. You will interact with a range of stakeholders across the Institute and the wider UCL community and so will need excellent written and oral communications skills, along with the ability to manage your workload under pressure to meet deadlines. This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing team and contribute towards building a professional administrative support team.
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/rewards-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. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/
