Centre for Doctoral Training in Drive-health - London, United Kingdom - King's College London

King's College London

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Salary: £32,979 - £36,396 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.

Posted: 08 April 2024.

Closing date: 29 April 2024.

Business unit:
Research Management & Innovation

Department:
Centre for Doctoral Studies.

Location:
Denmark Hill Campus / Guy's Campus

Category:
Professional & Support Services.

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Job description

Building on the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Data-Driven Healthcare (DRIVE-Health; DRIVE-) four-year pilot, the new EPSRC CDT in DRIVE-Health will train a minimum of 85 PhD students in health data science over five cohorts in the next 8 years.

Co-created with NHS Trusts, national and international industry and charity partners, DRIVE-Health will deliver impactful research to enable health data science and tech skills for the future.

In partnership with the CDT Manager, you will undertake a range of administration tasks supporting the student lifecycle processes from pre-enrolment activities, through induction and registration to graduation and beyond.

You will work closely with the Core Management team (Co-Directors, Training Lead, Scientific Themes Leadership Team, Clinical Lead, and PPI and Engagement Lead) to provide high-quality administrative and day-to-day support to ensure the smooth running of all administrative activity in the Centre, and support the Communications and Engagement Manager in the delivery of EDI and training programmes.

This post is offered as a full-time post but we are happy to talk about part-time, job-share and other flexible working options.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship. Successful applicants will need to demonstrate their right to work in the UK via another means.

This post is a full-time contract until 30th September 2032, requests for part-time will be considered.

Key responsibilities

Assist the CDT Manager with creating and maintaining student funding records using both external and internal systems and databases, which include the Student Database.

You will be responsible for generating simple Excel reports for team meetings and contributing to the overall reporting process.

Support the administration of the DRIVE-Health 'call for projects' for each academic year, creating the project proposal form, and gathering information entries for review and analysis by the Co-Directors and CDT Manager.

Lead the students' registration process, from project approval form through to award letter, which involves liaising with various internal and external stakeholders.

Provide administrative support for designated areas of work and activities with the Research Management and Innovation team (contracts), which may include the provision of specific administrative support to the Partnership Development Director.

Support the Training Lead with the delivery of the DRIVE-Health training programme (including collecting student feedback, disseminating course materials, organising travel and accommodation of the annual residential retreats/away day/team building activities, and any other administrative support as required).

Assist the EDI Lead and Communications and Engagement Lead with administrative tasks to deliver the DRIVE-Health EDI strategy (including planning resources to support EDI efforts, collecting and reporting on EDI-related data to track progress and identify areas for improvement, and any other administrative support as required).

Support the administration and delivery of DRIVE-Health events for students and staff, as directed and required by the CDT Manager (including booking venues and rooms, ordering catering, liaising with suppliers, etc.).

Support the CDT Manager with finance-related tasks, including raising purchase orders, ensuring invoices are paid, retrieving reports from the King's financial system and administering payments to students (Student Grants) and suppliers (Business World).

Provide high-quality and flexible administration to all activity within the Centre, liaising with academics and central professional services staff across the College, and providing non-academic support to students regarding studentship administration queries.

Support the scheduling and servicing of the Centre meetings, setting up online meetings and briefings, circulating committee papers and minutes, taking notes, and arranging catering.

Work closely with the CDT Communications and Engagement Manager to support (a) the co-ordination of the Vacation Internships scheme for UG students from under-represented backgrounds student placements, (b) the management of the visits with Industry and other partners, and (c) the organisation of the annual partner engagement evening.

Work closely with the Centre for Doctoral Studies and other CDTs providing strong administrative support to shared initiatives and projects, as well as preparing reports to share findings, feedback and procedures.

Undertake other activities, as directed by the CDT Manager and the Core Management Team as app