Administrator / PA to Centre Leads

About the Role

Applications are sought for a Centre Administrator/PA to provide administrative, budgetary and secretarial support to the Centre Lead, the Centre Senior Management Team and other academic staff (>5) in the Centre for Experimental Cancer Medicine (CECM) in their execution of Centre-related tasks, and assisting in the planning and organisation of the Centre’s activities. The post will be based in the CECM, Barts Cancer Institute, within the Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London.

About You

Essential requirements for this post include being educated to degree level or equivalent experience. Significant administrative experience, including accounts administration as well as the ability to priorities a varied workload and meet deadlines, is essential. A demonstrated ability to communicate well, work within a team and maintain good attention to detail are also essential. Previous experience in a research/clinical trial environment would be an advantage.

The post is full time for one year initially. Starting salary will be in the range (£31,421 - £38,165) per annum inclusive of London Allowance. 

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Barts Cancer Institute (BCI) is a Cancer Research UK Centre of Excellence whose work aims to transform the lives of those with and at risk of cancer through innovative research in the laboratory, in patients and in populations. BCI is internationally renowned in many areas of cancer research and it combines ground-breaking basic research with the expertise of clinicians and clinician scientists from the Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) and the Barts NHS Trust to achieve improvements in cancer patient care. BCI is also a partner in the CRUK City of London Major Centre (together with UCL, Kings and the Francis Crick Institute) which is a Centre of Excellence in Biotherapeutics. BCI is committed to supporting and developing future cancer researchers through its extensive postgraduate training. It is one of six institutes within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD).

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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