Research and Enterprise Administrator

About us

The Bartlett Faculty

We are The Bartlett, UCL’s global faculty of the built environment. Individually, our schools and sections lead their fields. In partnership, they develop new responses to pressing world issues. As a whole, they represent a world-leading, multidisciplinary faculty, united by the radical spirit of UCL. Our vision is of a world where everything that’s built aims to add to the well-being of people and the environment.

Further information about the Faculty can be found here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/

The Bartlett Development Planning Unit

The Development Planning Unit (DPU) conducts world-leading research and postgraduate teaching that helps to build the capacity of national governments, local authorities, NGOs, aid agencies and businesses working towards socially just and sustainable development in the global south. The department offers postgraduate education through its research degree (MPhil/PhD) programme and seven MSc/Pg Diploma programmes to approximately 270 local and international students each year.

About the role

This position will play a key role in providing support for the department’s externally and internally funded research and enterprise projects. The role will involve being supportive in managing the Research and Enterprise proposal process, contracts, financial monitoring procedures, reporting and other grant project related tasks alongside the Principal Investigators, Departmental Manager and Directors of Research, Training and Advisory Services and Short Courses.

It is a full-time permanent post, available from 24^th June 2025 . This role is eligible for hybrid working with a minimum of 40% on site.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

About you

You will have experience in research administration and knowledge of the issues relating to research governance. You will work accurately and efficiently and have experience or understanding of university research funding administration.

Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, time management and project management skills, including the ability to work effectively on numerous projects simultaneously; ability to problem solve are also essential.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

The full range of staff benefits can be found here.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here.

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