CPEC Research Coordinator

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

Open-ended subject to funding, with minimum commitment of 24 months

The Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) is an internationally recognised research centre with over 28 years of experience at the LSE. Directed by Dr Jose-Luis Fernandez, CPEC carries out high-quality research particularly in the areas of long-term care and mental health economics and policy and other health issues - across the life course – funded through research grants from a range of UK and international research funders. We place significant emphasis on maximising the impact of our research to improve the social and health care system and the lives of people with care needs and their carers.

The opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated individual to join the Centre as soon as possible as Research Coordinator.

The postholder will work closely with the Centre’s Research Operations Team Lead to provide project coordination support to CPEC research awards. Across their allocated projects, the postholder will be expected to contribute to research project coordination, support the project research lead with their management activities, and provide general administrative support.

The postholder will be an integral part of the Centre’s Professional Services Staff team to meet the needs of the Centre’s research activities.

Candidates should have:

• Proven experience of effective project coordination, ideally for research projects;
• Experience of working in a research administration role, ideally in Higher Education
• Appropriate experience of budgeting, overseeing and recording financial expenditure
• Experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously with competing deadlines
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Capacity to develop and deliver strategy and action plans that take forward agreed priorities; and
• Evidence of being self-motivated, proactive and able to work independently with limited supervision.

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.

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Should you have any queries about the role, please email cpec@lse.ac.uk.  

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 20 September 2024 (23.59 UK time). 

Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

Interviews are expected to take place in early October 2024.

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