Student Recruitment Coordinator (Maternity Cover)

Location: The Francis Crick Institute, London

About us

The Francis Crick Institute is Europe's largest biomedical research institute under one roof. Our world-class scientists and staff collaborate on vital research to help prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases and neurodegenerative conditions. 

The Crick is a place for collaboration, innovation and exploration across many disciplines. A space where the brightest minds can pursue big and bold ideas and discover answers to crucial scientific questions. We support them in a dynamic environment which fosters excellence with state-of-the-art infrastructure, cutting-edge facilities, and a creative and curious culture. We've removed traditional boundaries of departments, divisions and disciplines and instead have an open approach that supports every researcher. This gives us the freedom to take risks and carry out high-quality, pioneering research. Creating a space for discovery without boundaries helps us to turn our science into benefits for human health and the economy.

About the role

As a Student Recruitment Coordinator, you will report to the Student Operations Lead and work as part of a collaborative team of seven colleagues across the student and clinical teams. Acting as a key point of contact for candidates, supervisors and colleagues across the Crick, you will provide a proactive, efficient and responsive administrative service, supporting the day-to-day delivery of the student recruitment programmes and working closely with the wider Academic Training Team (ATT), People Hub Team and Service Delivery Team.

The role will involve providing student administration support through Workday (our online employee resource platform), supporting recruitment activity across the summer, sandwich, PhD and clinical fellow programmes, coordinating the onboarding and induction of visiting students, and supporting the onboarding of Crick programme students and clinical fellows. This will include helping to prepare recruitment websites, systems and advertising materials, as well as coordinating interview logistics such as scheduling, travel and hotel arrangements, expense claims and offers. You will also act as a first point of contact, responding to queries and escalating issues to other members of the ATT where appropriate.

What you will be doing

The key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop and maintain a good understanding of Workday (our online employee resource platform) for the purposes of your daily role.
• Student administration on Workday; supporting the onboarding and induction of visiting students, and the onboarding for Crick programme students and clinical fellows.
• Supporting student recruitment including assisting in preparing the website and recruitment systems for summer, sandwich, PhD and clinical fellow recruitment, and assisting in preparing advertising.
• Supporting with logistics for the interview programmes, including scheduling, hotel and travel arrangements, expense claims and offers.
• Supporting the university admission process with the Crick's university partners.

About you

You will have:

• Ability to multitask and deal with a busy workload.
• Good attention to detail.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and work with a diverse range of people, including those for whom English is not the first language.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of university admissions processes
• Knowledge of university programmes of study

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