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.
We are recruiting a Timetabling and Room Booking Officer to work within the School’s Programme Administration Office for an immediate start. Applicants will ideally have a proven experience of working within a Higher Education setting, together with experience of problem solving, organising a busy workload, attention to detail and working independently or as part of a team. The post involves being the first point of contact for meeting and room booking requests from staff across the School, and working closely with the Timetabling and Room Booking Manager to implement the timetabling and room allocation for the School’s MSc teaching programme. The post involves extensive communication with a wide range of people; therefore, a high standard of written and spoken English is essential. The postholder should have strong IT skills. Further particulars are included in the job description.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to commence or further a career in Higher Education administration and timetabling.
The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1 FTE and permanent.
The salary will be on the Professional Services Salary Scale, Grade 4 in the range £32,303 – £36,567 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]. Candidates called to interview will be required to undertake a 30-minute computer-based test.
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.
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