Job Description

The Department of Health Sciences is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Research Secretary/Administrator to work with the Mental Health and Addiction Research group.

This is an exciting opportunity for an organized and highly efficient individual to provide professional secretarial and administrative support to the group and its research projects.

The role will involve a diverse workload and extensive communication with a wide range of people both internal and external to the University. A friendly and helpful manner is essential, combined with the ability to use initiative and judgment. The balance of the workload will fluctuate according to demands, and flexibility will be essential in this post. The role will involve administrative and secretarial duties as well as supporting creative use of digital media, such as maintaining websites and keeping social media channels, e.g. Twitter and YouTube. The ideal candidate will be someone who exhibits an energetic, professional and thorough approach to their work. Who must possess excellent IT and strong interpersonal skills, enjoy working as a member of a team, be enthusiastic and prepared to learn new skills and have a flexible approach to work. The successful candidate must have the ability to priorities workload, multi task and work to tight deadlines.

Salary will be in the range of £21,814 - £25,217 per annum prorata. This is a part-time FTE 0.50, fixed term post for a period of two years in the first instance.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Good general standard of education to include 5 GCSE passes at Grade C or above (including Math and English), or an equivalent educational qualification, or relevant experience. Thorough knowledge of administrative procedures and processes used in a busy office within a large complex organization. Excellent IT skills, with the ability to use Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and the ability to create & maintain web pages and online media. Ability to act as a point of contact, arranging internal and external meetings and making travel/accommodation arrangements. Effective communication using a range of media is essential. Monitor income/expenditure against a service-related budget. Ability to use digital communication channels and maintaining website and social media platforms. Experience of working with databases, ensuring accuracy throughout. Ability to effectively organize and priorities own work and follow procedures in order to produce work to a high standard, to required deadlines.