The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading centre for research and postgraduate education in public and global health. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.
The Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Dynamics, and the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & International Health and is looking for a Department Operations Administrator to work closely with the Department Manager’s and Head of Departments to support the work of these large and vibrant Departments.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone to develop their skills and experience across a number of responsibilities in a wide-ranging role. In addition to providing administrative support in the areas of human resources, finance, procurement, the post-holder will help to ensure both Department records are kept and filed accurately and to maintain the Departments intranet and internet pages.
The ideal applicant will have proven administrative experience in an academic, or similar, environment and will be able to manage a busy workload to meet deadlines. Excellent communication skills, high level of IT skills (including Excel), excellent attention to detail and the ability to work as part of a team are essential. Further particulars are included in the job description.
The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and permanent. The post is available immediately.
The salary will be on the Professional Services salary scale Grade 3 in the range £28,614 – £32,307 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Applications should be made by clicking the ‘Apply’ button above. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to [email protected]. Please quote reference EPH-EPED-2023-04.
The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as “Please see attached CV” will not be considered acceptable.
Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.
Further details: Job Description
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