Operations Assistant - London, United Kingdom - King's College London

King's College London

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

Posted: 13 May 2024.

Closing date: 27 May 2024.

Business unit:
Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine

Department:
Life Course & Pop Sci School Office.

Location:
Guy's Campus

Category:
Professional & Support Services.

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Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join the School of Life Course & Population Sciences Professional Services Team as Operations Assistant.

This is a maternity cover post.

The post will play a key role in the successful coordination of seminars in the Departments of Population Health Sciences and Nutrition.

As part of the School Professional Services Team, you will work closely with Operations Officers, the School HR & Finance Manager and Research Manager, to ensure activities related to financial processes and research grant management are fully supported.

You will harness a proactive and professional approach to work, with the ability to manage a varied workload and to prioritise effectively.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential as the you will need to collaborate with colleagues across the university and with external partners to ensure an efficient exchange of information to meet deadlines.

Previous experience of working in an operational administration and/or business services setting would be beneficial.

King's College London operates under a hybrid working policy and when on campus the postholder will be based at the Guy's campus and Waterloo campus (currently 2 days per week).

This is a maternity cover post offered on a fixed term contract until 24th January 2025 or on return of the substantive postholder.

This is a full-time post - 100% full time equivalent.

Key responsibilities

Provide high quality personal assistance to the Heads of the Department of Population Health Sciences in respect of diary and correspondence management, as well as arranging travel and accommodation

Coordinate School events and Seminars, including assisting visitors, managing room bookings, organising audio visual equipment, catering and confirmation of arrangements to participants and security

Prepare and support Departmental meetings, including the coordination and distribution of papers, organising events and taking minutes, as required

Build strong working relationships with School staff, students and key partners within and beyond the university

Assist with the local dissemination of information issued by the School's core team and university central teams to the relevant staff and students, providing advice to staff and students on university and external regulations and policies

Represent the Departments of Population Health Sciences and Nutrition at School meetings, and occasionally represent the School at Faculty/university meetings, participating in working groups as appropriate

Maintain shared resources, including stationery and other supplies

Administer financial transactions (including purchase orders, invoices, sales invoices, expense claims, journals and providing budget reports)

Support tasks that span through the lifecycle of research grant (pre-award and post-award)

Provide general administrative support in line with the grading of the post

Build and maintain effective relationships with academic and professional services staff across the college, including by participating in college networks

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post._

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential criteria

Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification or experience
Prior experience of working in an office environment
Experience of event organisation
Numeracy, with proven financial management and basic analytical skills
Experience of complex diary management
Experience of report and presentation writing
Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, actively addressing areas of potential bias

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in the Higher Education sector
Experience of Committee servicing

Further information

The School of Life Course & Population Sciences is one of five Schools that make up the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at King's College London.

The School unites over 400 experts in women and children's health, nutritional sciences, population health and the molecular genetics of human disease.

Our research links the causes of common health problems to life's landmark stages, treating life, disease and healthcare as a continuum.

We are interdisciplinary by nature and this innovative approach works: 91 per cent of our research submitted to the Subjects Allied to Medicine (Pharmacy, Nutritional Sciences and Women's Health cluster) for REF was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.

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