Operations Officer

Closing date: 10th October 2023

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Aerospace Medicine and Physiology group in the Centre of Human and Applied Physiological Sciences at King’s College London. We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated Operations Officer to support the activities of the staff and students within the Aerospace Medicine and Physiology group. 

As the Operations Officer you will be a key member of the Aerospace Medicine and Physiology team and will be responsible for delivering a high quality service to academic staff, students and external colleagues. Your role will cover both the educational and research aspects of the group.  

A good team player and leader you will have excellent organisational skills and can prioritise a range of tasks in a busy group. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to communicate at different levels. You must have an excellent understanding of the planning and delivery of the complex courses run by the group and also our research needs. The post is ideally suited to a candidate who enjoys working with a diverse range of individuals and who can build strong professional relationships across all levels of the organisation.  

This post will be offered on a fixed-term contract for 3 years

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

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential criteria

1. Educated to degree level or relevant experience
2. Experience of a wide range of administration processes, with an understanding of research and education provisions in Higher Education
3. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
4. Experience of Committee servicing and/or events organisation
5. Accuracy and attention to detail with ability to maintain confidentiality
6. Ability to work in a busy environment, multitask and deal with competing demands
7. Excellent data management and document control skills
8. Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills at all levels
9. Experience of building and effective network across a complex organization and with external stakeholders.

Desirable criteria

1. Experience of supporting research grants and/or HR processes
2. Highly numerate with experience of budget management
3. Experience of working in an aerospace medicine/physiology, or related, field

Further information

This post is initially 100% on campus. Hybrid working arrangement may be discussed at the discretion of line management. 
 
About the Faculty: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/index.aspx 

About the School Basic and Medical Biosciences: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/schools#bmb  
 
About the Centre for Human & Applied Physiological Sciences: Centre for Human & Applied Physiological Sciences | School of Basic & Medical Biosciences | King’s College London (kcl.ac.uk) 

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

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