Programmes and Workshops Administrator - Cambridge, United Kingdom - University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

About the Role

The Programmes and Workshops Administrator is a new role within the Programmes & Workshops team at the Isaac Newton Institute.

Reporting the to the Programmes & Visitors Coordinator, the role holder will provide administrative support to the team in order to ensure the effective and efficient management of the Institute's events and fellowships programmes.

The Institute

The INI is committed to staff development and encourages staff to participate in the wide range of personal and professional development activities offered by the University of Cambridge.

What you will need

Your proven experience of managing events, meetings, and conferences will provide a solid foundation for the development of this new role at the INI in which you will develop and maintain procedures for managing the range of non-standard INI events, as well as follow existing procedures for our regular Programmes.

You will be conscientious and enthusiastic, using your excellent interpersonal skills to communicate with a wide range of people, both orally and in writing, including the internal Operations Team, academic Programme Organisers and participants, eminent scientists visiting under our Fellowships schemes, and those needing extra support and care through our support schemes, such as those for visitors from developing countries and our Solidarity programme.

Your numeracy skills and acute attention to detail will be important for working with budgets and providing funding reports, as will your excellent computer literacy skills which are vital for ensuring the accuracy of the INI internal database which is the backbone of resource allocation and programme planning.

Drawing on your track record for providing excellent customer service, you will build excellent relationships with Programme Organisers, participants, and Fellows as their first point of contact, and will use your ability to multi-task and work to tight deadlines to ensure that the day-to-day Programme administration and delivery of events runs smoothly, on schedule, and within budget.

How to apply
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 31 March 2025 in the first instance.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.