Team Administrator - Hinxton, United Kingdom - Wellcome Sanger Institute

Wellcome Sanger Institute

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Hinxton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

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 are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly skilled individual to provide a first-class and proficient service as a Team Administrator working with the Genomic Surveillance Unit at the Wellcome Sanger Institute.

The Wellcome Sanger Institute conducts cutting-edge genomic research on an unprecedented scale and our administration and support staff play a vital role in enabling and supporting our mission and vision.

About the Role

The role 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 GSU Managers and their teams
Other administrative tasks including purchasing, minuting meetings, completing paperwork, processing expenses and generally ensuring the smooth operation of the unit.

About You:

To succeed in this role, you will have previously provided a professional and high-quality administrative service with recent experience of implementing and managing administrative systems, procedures and policies.

Essential Skills

Technical- Educated to GCSE standard with English and Maths (grades A-C) or equivalent qualifications- Providing comprehensive secretarial/PA or administrative experience at management level- Experience of administrative systems and processes- Excellent IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office- Appropriate level of data protection, security and confidentiality awareness- Organising and managing events, meetings and seminars- Proficient in diary management- Exceptional organiser with the ability to prioritise and manage work load- Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy- Confident using the Internet for background research- Financial administration including invoicing and BAC's

Competencies and Behaviours- Excellent interpersonal skills- Confident in communicating with all levels of staff verbally and in writing- 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- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work- Able to work effectively under pressure- Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively- Solution-focused- Able to build and maintain strong working relationships- Willingness to acquire new knowledge and skills

Salary:
£31,000 to £37,000 dependent on experience.

Closing Date: 19-MAR-23

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.