Team Administrator - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Wellcome Sanger Institute

Wellcome Sanger Institute
Wellcome Sanger Institute
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Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity's greatest challenges.


We have an excellent opportunity for a
Team Administrator to join our growing Tree of Life team on a - 7 month contract.


About the Role:

You will consolidate administrative, personal assistant and programme support.

This will include, but is not limited to, diary organisation and coordination, organisation of team and programme meetings and seminars, providing support and arrangements for visitors to the programme, facilitating travel for programme faculty and teams, and other administrative tasks including purchasing, minuting meetings, completing paperwork, processing expenses and generally ensuring smooth operation of the programme.

The role will also operationally lead the organization of BG2023 ToL's flagship annual conference.


About You:


You will work within the PM and Operation team and specifically assist on a day-to-day basis ToL's programme lead and other senior stakeholders (as needed).


You will be required to engage and collaborate with many other teams, so good communication and collaboration skills are essential.


About Us:


The Tree of Life (ToL) Programme at the Wellcome Sanger Institute focuses on the generation and analysis of high-quality genome sequences from across eukaryotic biodiversity.

The ToL programme includes several projects dedicated to particular sections of the Tree of Life, such as the Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project, the Darwin Tree of Life Project, the Vertebrate Genomes Project, European Reference Genomes Atlas and Earth BioGenome Project.

All these projects rely on an ample network of collaborations and partnerships with other large global genome initiatives.


ToL's Programme Management and Operations (PM&O) team supports the cutting-edge research of all Faculty groups within the Programme and the wider network of collaborators and partners.

By providing multidisciplinary support, we maximise the delivery and scale of our Faculty science.

PM&O is comprised of several teams supporting the following activities; team and research administration, sample management, project management and wildlife compliance.


Technical Skills:


  • Educated to GCSE standard with English and Maths (grades A-C) or equivalent qualifications
  • Comprehensive secretarial/PA or administrative experience at senior manager level
  • Experience of administrative systems and processes
  • Excellent IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office.
  • Appropriate level of data protection, security and confidentiality awareness
  • Proficient in diary management
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Confident at communicating with all levels of staff verbally and written
  • Exceptional organiser with the ability to prioritise and manage work load
  • Ability to work independently, but also able to develop collaborative working relationships with other team members
  • Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy

Competencies and Behaviours

  • Confident at communicating with all levels of staff verbally and written
  • Ability to work independently, but also able to develop collaborative working relationships with other team members
  • Commitment to and focus on quality, promoting high standards in all they do
  • Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work
  • Able to work effectively under pressure

Other Information

Application Process:


Closing Date:22nd May 2023


Salary per annum:
£32,320 - £38,784


Contract Length:6 -7 months


Working at Wellcome Sanger:

Our flexible-hybrid working environment is designed to support a healthy work-life balance.

This means you can work flexibly with a combination of working from home, and working from our Campus to allow you to focus on being productive and part of the team while enjoying the benefits of working flexibly.


We aim to attract, recruit, retain and develop talent from the widest possible talent pool, thereby gaining insight and access to different markets to generate a greater impact on the world.

We have a supportive culture with the following staff networks, LGBTQ+, Parents and Carers and Race Equity to bring people together to share experiences, offer specific support and development opportunities and raise awareness.

The networks are also a place for allies to provide support to others.


We want our people to be whoever they want to be because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work.

That's why we're committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at Sanger Institute.

We will consider all individuals without discrimination and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, where everyone can thrive.


Our Benefits:

We are proud to deliver an awarding campus-wide employee wellbeing strategy and programme.

The importance of good health and adopting a healthier lifestyle and the commitment to reduce work-related stress is strongly acknowledged and recognised at Sanger Institute.

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