Senior Project Officer - London, United Kingdom - King's College London

King's College London

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Salary: £37,332 - £42,099 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.

Posted: 11 March 2024.

Closing date: 25 March 2024.

Business unit:
IoPPN

Department:
Psychological Medicine.

Location:
Denmark Hill Campus

Category:
Professional & Support Services.

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Job description

In April 2024, IoPPN, King's College London will establish a national Population Health Improvement Cluster (PHIC) with a focus on mental health, funded by UKRI.

This will be one of four research themes focussing on mental health, and is part of a new national research network, funded by UKRI (Population Health Improvement UK).

This is a strategically important development for KCL and involves partnerships across King's and with national and non-academic collaborators.

Our major partner for this initiative will be with local government (Thrive LDN) and the Cluster will be a disseminated UK-wide partnership spanning 10+ universities and other organisations across the country, alongside people with lived experience.

This is an exciting interdisciplinary initiative which will require all members of this emerging network to work together with an open mindset, with a view to understanding and addressing the inequities which underlie mental ill health nationally.

Under the direction of the Cluster Manager and Cluster Director, you will be responsible for supporting the successful development and delivery of research programmes, and providing financial and operations support in line with funder policies and College processes.

This will include overseeing post-award management including programme and project budgets, working closely with the communications and engagement team and staff at Thrive London and across partner organisations, to facilitate the delivery of the Cluster's objectives and promote a positive research culture in-line with wider College initiatives.

You will work closely with the Cluster Co-Directors, coordinating diary management, supporting Cluster core programme meetings, and providing support for meeting scheduling, agenda setting and minute taking as appropriate.

You will also support administrative tasks related to the wider cluster, which will include organisation of annual away days, conferences, capacity building and training events.

The post requires someone with a confidential and methodical approach and a flexible and adaptable manner. After initial direction, the post holder should be able to work with minimum supervision. The post holder must, therefore, be able to manage their own time and workload efficiently and effectively. The post holder will be enthusiastic with previous office experience and excellent interpersonal, organisational, communication and IT skills.

They will be able to use their own initiative, as well as to work as a part of a team, enjoy a challenge and undertake a wide variety of tasks.

The postholder will also be able to flexibly work with the wider team across other organisations (eg. Thrive-LDN) to ensure successful delivery of cluster activities.

The post-holder will be expected to travel to partner sites in London and other parts of the UK with occasional overnight stays.

The post-holder will be expected to work on campus - 4 days per week (in agreement with the Line Manager)

This post will be offered on a full-time, fixed-term contract until 31 March 2028.

Key responsibilities

Work directly with Cluster Co-Directors and leads to support the delivery of research programmes, training and dissemination activities within the Cluster.

Contribute to the management of research programme budgets to ensure robust administration and that all transactions comply with funder and College funder regulations.

Provide personalized administrative support to the Cluster Director, working on a one-to-one basis on a variety of tasks related to the Director's work in the Cluster: diary management, meeting scheduling, travel arrangement, expenses payments, including raising purchasing orders, event organisation support.

Support recruitment processes

Develop and maintain good understanding of university grant information and finance systems i.e., Unit 4 Business World and Worktribe.

Process financial paperwork including invoices and expenses and support with setting up new suppliers and processing casual worker payments and payments to people with lived experience.

Support processes around procurement, VAT, licensing.

Support the Capacity building leads to support the Cluster's Early Career Network and associated training events, (regular online and in person meetings).

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with professional services staff across the College including School research support staff, RMID and HR.

Work closely with the Cluster Manager,Thrive-LDN and the other Partners to provide administrative support for all project activities

Support Cluster data team to establish a 'Data Communities of Practice' wi