Research Partnership Officer

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Salary from £33,558 to £38,541 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £41,404 pa inclusive of London allowance

The PhD Academy manages research degree registrations and offers centralised services, social space and advanced training to the School’s 900 doctoral students. It also hosts the LSE’s ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership.

The PhD Academy is looking to appoint a Research Partnership Officer to support the delivery of the ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership Grant and the work of the PhD Academy.

The post holder will work with the Research Partnership Manager (RPM) to co-ordinate the delivery of ESRC funded activities, and the annual reporting cycle in compliance with the UKRI / ESRC Grant Terms and Conditions of Funding.

The PhD Academy is a student facing service for the LSE PhD community and the role of RPO has a student facing commitment to office days. Currently the default expectation is for team members to work on campus on five out of every ten working days and also on additional days such as monthly ‘everyone in‘ days, to support student training & events, to attend in-person training, to attend meetings, during peak demand for in-person services and to cover unforeseen changes in staff availability.

Candidates should have:

• Previous relevant administrative experience, preferably within a Higher Education setting
• Excellent organisation and administrative skills with the ability to work effectively to deadlines, meet targets and achieve demonstrable results
• Ability to work effectively as part of team

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please click the 'Apply' button above. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email k.rawlings@lse.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 22 May (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications. Interviews will be held in person during the two weeks following the closing date.

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