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Operations Administrator

London

Post Date, 20/12/2024

Salary: 28500-28500 per annum

Contract

Wehave an exciting opportunityavailable for a Operations Administrator to join one of the world’s leading research Institutes at a crucial time in its evolution, and play a definitive role in shaping it for the future. You will join us on afull time,12 month fixed term contract (maternity cover)and in return, you will receive a competitive salary starting from £28,500 per annum.

The Crick’s mission is discovery without boundaries; we don’t limit the direction our research takes. We want to understand more about how living things work to help improve treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of human disease, and generate economic opportunities for the UK. Much of our research is both data- and compute-intensive and relies on advanced Scientific Computing systems, services, and skills.

The Operations Administrator role:

The Administrator will play a key role in supporting the needs of the science at the Crick. As part of a team, you will provide comprehensive administrative support to the science across the Institute.

The role will be pivotal in ensuring all scientists, and science related teams, at the Crick have administrative support. The role reports to the Service Delivery Manager and will provide general administrative support to a number of groups as well as specialist support when necessary. The role will be part of a team, working closely with other Administrators and the wider Service Delivery Team.

Responsibilities of our Operations Administrator:

These include but are not limited to: 

  • Provide general administrative support to all laboratory-based staff
  • First point of contact for queries from laboratory-based staff and answering queries in a timely manner
  • Arrange internal and external meetings (including seminars, laboratory meetings, special interest group meetings, ad hoc meetings) book meeting rooms and equipment, produce visitor itineraries and arrange reimbursements as appropriate
  • Arrange UK and overseas travel and accommodation and produce concise travel itineraries for Group Leaders and their visitors
  • Manage travel and expense claims according to agreed policies; process, log and track expense claims
  • Delivering an admin/floor induction for new staff to the Institute liaising with managers of the laboratories
  • Proactively supporting the Laboratory Heads with recruitment related tasks such as organising interviews and ensuring all recruitment documents are completed appropriately and sent to HR

Skills and experience we are looking for in our Operations Administrator??????:

  • Previous administrative experience
  • Proven experience of providing high level administrative support to a team of people
  • Excellent IT skills and experience with Microsoft Office
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport with a wide cross-section of people and maintain good working relationships
  • Ability to deal with sensitive information in a confidential manner
  • Well organised with a strong ability to prioritise and deliver to deadlines
  • Ability to show initiative and management of own workload
  • Strong problem solving skills with excellent attention to detail

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in an academic or research environment
  • Experience of complex diary management, and/or inbox management

Closing date: 6th January 2024

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Operations Administrator, please click ‘apply’ today, we’d love to hear from you!

All offers of employment are subject to successful security screening and continuous eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.

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Contract Details
  • Contract Type: Contract
  • Salary Type: per annum
  • Total Applications: 14
  • Last Date: 31/01/2025
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