Senior Science Support Administrator - Lancaster, United Kingdom - Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Description
Salary - £29,733 to £31,533 Depending on experience12-month Fixed Term and Full Time (37 hours) with hybrid working 50/50
Site:
Lancaster
UKCEH is looking for an experienced Senior Science Support Administrator to join our 600-strong team, contributing to scientific discovery and generating the data, insights and solutions that researchers, businesses and governments need to solve complex environmental challenges.
We are the custodians of a wealth of environmental data, collected by UKCEH and its predecessors over the course of more than 60 years.
As a valued member of our team, you'll get:- 27 days annual leave, rising to 29 days after five years
- 10% employer pension contribution
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- 24 hour, 365-day access to support with physical, mental, social, health or financial issues
- Flexible working opportunities
- And much more.
We are looking for a proactive and collaborative administrator, with experience of supporting senior management and able to build good working relationships across a wide range of stakeholders.
You'll be joining the Environmental Data Science (EDS) Group to provide direct support to the Group Leader,
Susannah Rennie
, who has responsibility for the management and leadership of over 30 EDS staff located in Lancaster. You'll also be supporting the EDS management team, who manage sub-groups within EDS across data science, DevOps, the Environmental Information Data Centre, and software systems architecture.
You'll be joining a leading independent, not-for-profit research institute that's committed to recruiting talented people like you, progressing your career and giving you the support you need to thrive at UKCEH.
Your main responsibilities will include:
Direct support to the Group Leader (50%) Coordinating events/meeting arrangements (on-site or at external locations)- Liaising with a wide range of stakeholders, including across disciplines- Organising UK and international travel arrangements- Assisting with preparing/submitting expense claims- Collating/maintaining EDS documentation and dissemination of corporate informationSupport to EDS management team and the wider group (50%)- Providing project management support and secretarial duties for meetings, with occasional minute taking- Personnel administration - coordinating arrangements for interviews and local inductions, maintaining local records of staffing changes- Organising events on site/other UKCEH sites/external venues, working collaboratively and closely with the Pollution science area support staff, as well as with our Workplace Team, IT Team, and other support staff: including setting up meeting rooms, refreshments, tele/video conferencing facilities, and coordinating visitor arrangements etc.
For the role of Senior Science Support Administrator, we're looking for somebody who:
- Has 5 GCSEs at A-C (7-9) including Mathematics and English language (or equivalent experience)
- Understands Data Protection
- Experience working with a high volume of sensitive/confidential data with attention to detail and accuracy
- Has enthusiasm and ability to work as part of a dynamic team, participating actively in cross site networking meetings
- Is a confident and professional communicator, building good working relationships across a range of stakeholders, with good negotiating and networking skills
- Has excellent organisational and time management skills
- Is flexible
- willingness to take on a variety of tasks, commensurate with the grade
- Has the ability to signpost staff to appropriate guidance/processes, a willingness to train staff on company systems and processes
- Has proven ability and aptitude to learn new systems and processes and to feed into continuous improvement
- Is numerate
- Is dedicated to delivering quality support
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