Research Administrator

About us

The Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources has an exciting opportunity for a Research Grant Administrator to join the administrative team to support the activities of the Institute of Environmental Design and Engineering and Institute of Sustainable Resources. The Institutes’ focus is on the issue of sustainability within their domains which is conducted through teaching, research and partnership engagement.

About the role

We are seeking a research grant administrator to join the team managing BSEER’s £70m research portfolio. The main purpose of the role is to provide administrative support managing research contracts, financial monitoring procedures, reporting and other grant project related tasks. The post-holder will support post award processes across a range of grants and opportunities including those funded by research councils, international and national government bodies, the EU and significant industry partners, as well activities such as contract completion, financial monitoring, reporting and other grant project related activities.

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have any queries regarding the vacancy, or the application process, please contact bseer-recruitment(at)ucl.ac.uk.

If you have specific questions about the role please contact Haiyan Wu Haiyan.wu(at)ucl.ac.uk

About you

Our ideal candidate must be efficient, organised and take great care in attention to detail. They will be educated to undergraduate level or equivalent. They will have excellent knowledge of Excel, including the ability to understand and use numerical formulae and pivot tables. A familiarity with university research funding including Research Councils and UK/international funding agencies is important along with good numeracy and financial data analysis skills.

This is a busy role, in a fast-paced environment, and the post holder is expected to be adaptable, quickly assimilate information and have strong use of initiative. The role requires interaction with many people both internal and external to UCL, therefore a professional attitude, willingness to help and ability to remain tactful and assertive are required in order to execute the duties outlined.

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 (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

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 ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.

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