Clerical Assistant (ID509)

Key Information

Salary: Appointments are normally made at the starting salary, however comparable skills and experience will be considered. Future progression is based on annual performance review.

Duration of Contract: Fixed Term for 12 months in the first instance

Location: Sutton. This role is not eligible for hybrid working.

Hours per week: 35 hours per week (Full Time)

Closing Date: 15th February 2023

Job Details

As Clerical Assistant to the Study Principal Investigator's, you will be required to provide comprehensive and efficient clerical assistance, deal and liaise with stake holders, health research authorities and team members, contributing to a wide range of varying complexed administrative duties working within the Generations Study Team, a cohort study investigating the causes of breast cancer.

The successful candidate may also be required to provide clerical/administrative support on other epidemiological projects on the causes of cancer. 

Key Requirements

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate previous experience as a clerical/administration assistant ideally within the NHS/Public Sector would be advantageous.  Be extremely well-organised, hard-working and adaptable, able to work with others, an excellent communicator who pays attention to detail and who would enjoy working in a committed and friendly medical research group. 

Department/Directorate Information:

The Aetiological Epidemiology Team at the ICR works on studies of the causes of cancer in human populations.  Focused primarily on the Generations Study, a national study of over 100,000 women from the UK to investigate the causes of breast cancer.   The team are based at the Institutes Sutton site, which offers a friendly and enthusiastic working environment.  

We encourage all applicants to access the job pack attached for more detailed information regarding this role. For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Dawn Thomas via email on dawn.thomas@icr.ac.uk

About The Institute of Cancer Research

Why work for us?

As a member of staff, you'll have exclusive access to a range of staff benefits.

The ICR is committed to supporting overseas applicants applying for roles, please click here to find out further information.

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is one of the world's most influential cancer research institutes, with an outstanding record of achievement dating back more than 100 years. Further information about working at the ICR can be found here.

We look forward to receiving applications from all candidates, wherever in the world they are currently based. We will select those who display the potential to become, or to support, the world leading cancer researchers of the future based on their application and performance at interview. However, we particularly welcome British applicants from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, as they are under-represented within the ICR and nationwide in STEM roles.

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