Department Officer – ZCR (job share) – INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

Job title:

Department Officer – ZCR (job share) – INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

Company:

University College London

Job description

About us Our mission is to maximise and advocate for the holistic health of all children, young people and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement. The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children’s health research outside North America. The 2024-29 GOS ICH strategy focuses on its five scientific programmes. GOS ICH’s activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs. GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public. The Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teaching and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health. GOS ICH holds an Athena SWAN Charter Gold Award.About the role The ZCR Department Officer, working closely with the GOS ICH research and teaching departments, plays a pivotal role in the professional services provision for The Zayed Centre for Research – a world-leading centre of excellence that enables scientists and clinicians to more accurately diagnose, treat and cure young people with rare diseases. Additionally, the postholder provides selected administrative support to the lab management team in GOS ICH.This is a job share opportunity for a period of 12 months in the first instance. The post holder will be expected to work in the office at least one day a week, working hours pattern to be agreed with line manager.About you The successful candidate will be educated to at least A Level or equivalent. They will have comprehensive working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook and experience in servicing committees.They will have excellent organisational and communication skills, be able to prioritise work under pressure and to work to tight deadlines and under minimal supervision. They will have significant experience of working in a busy office environment, be willing to help and be able to work well as part of a team, in particular to job share with the existing post holder in an efficient and equitable way. The role requires interaction with a wide range of staff both within and external to UCL thus a professional attitude and the ability to liaise effectively with people at all levels are essential. Working knowledge of MyFinance and Axiom is desirable.

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 insuranceOur 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 : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/Available documents

Expected salary

Location

North West London

Job date

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 23:21:24 GMT

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