Research Support Administrator (Part-Time)

An opportunity has become available for staff to join the University’s Research & Innovation Post Award team, in the role of Research Support Administrator.

Research & Innovation (R&I) provides support, advice and guidance to the University’s research community. It also facilitates interaction between academics, research sponsors, and with business, regional and wider communities. R&I Research Operations aims to deliver sector leading, high quality research management support to enable and facilitate research excellence and innovation.

The post sits within the Post Award team, within Research Operations, part of Research & Innovation. The post holder will provide key financial and administrative support within the Post Award team, especially in relation to providing support in the preparation of audit evidence, raising invoices and other general administrative support for Post Award research projects.

The ideal candidate;

• Has proven previous experience of working in an administrative or finance role
• Has a minimum of 5 GCSE’s (or equivalent) including English and Mathematics at grade C or above
• Good knowledge of core Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel and Outlook
• Can work both independently and within a team
• Has good interpersonal skills
• Has good written and communication skills
• Has the ability to be flexible and use initiative
• Has good workload management skills to meet tight deadlines

This is a part-time (29.00 hours), permanent position. 

For further information, please see the role profile attached and should you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Helen Hammond, email Helen.Hammond1@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Further details:

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