About us
NIHR ARC North Thames works with its regional university, NHS, local authority, patient, charity and industry partners to identify key health and care problems, and designs innovative applied research in response. The Research Programme Support Officer will be part of the core operational team of the ARC based at UCL.
About the role
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and motivated administrator to support the ARC. You will be responsible for communicating information across the infrastructure, collecting and collating information for monitoring and reporting purposes, providing administrative support for ad hoc and ongoing initiatives, supporting internal and external events, and arranging meetings, travel and accommodation. This is a fixed term role until 31 March 2026.
About you
You will have a strong administrative background with an understanding of Higher Education Institutions systems and procedures. You will be educated to A-level standard, or equivalent with proven administrative experience including organising meetings, taking notes, writing minutes, and undertaking PA-type support. Experience of working on academic research grants and the related administrative systems would be beneficial.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, staff at UCL have access to some great benefits. 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. Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.