LAHP Support Officer – UCL Internal Applications Only

Job title:

LAHP Support Officer – UCL Internal Applications Only

Company:

University College London

Job description

About usUCL is a radically different university. Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, we were the first university in England to welcome students of any religion and the first to welcome women to university education. Today UCL has over 50,000 students and 16,000 staff, is one of the world’s top 10 universities and is recognised as one of the most successful research institutions in the world, consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2024) and is 2nd in the UK for research power and 1st in London (REF 2021).The London Arts and Humanities Partnership (LAHP) is an AHRC-funded partnership
between University College London (UCL), King’s College London (KCL), the School of Advanced Study (SAS), Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), Royal College of Speech & Drama, Royal College of Art and Royal College of Music. These academic partners are recognised as global leaders in disciplines across the Arts and Humanities, and together, through LAHP, deliver outstanding doctoral supervision and research training to AHRC-funded postgraduate students. In addition to the eight core HEI partners, LAHP has six core non-HEI Partners.LAHP’s training programme offers a training environment open to approximately 2,300
research students across the consortium’s partners. LAHP’s training framework and
studentship allocation mechanism is based around the AHRC’s three interdisciplinary
primary research areas: Histories, Cultures and Heritage, Creative and Performing Arts,
and Languages and Literature. LAHP offers up to 90 funded studentships per annum
across the partnership including Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDAs).About the roleWe are recruiting a LAHP Support Officer to join our team on an internal secondment/FTC basis until 10th October 2025. This role is open for applications to internal UCL staff only.The LAHP Support Officer will work closely with the LAHP Senior Support Officer and LAHP DTP Manager at UCL, and with colleagues in the LAHP partner institutions, to assist in administrative processes associated with the activities of the Doctoral Training Programme. You will support the Open Studentship Competition 2025/26 by managing the application process via the online portal (Flexigrant), preparing applications and material for the various assessment panels, completing eligibility checks with LAHP’s partner institutions and issuing award letters.You will also manage the LAHP training programme, provide committee support, manage the LAHP shared inbox and process student expense claims.

About youTo be successful in this role, you should have experience coordinating application processes and programme administration, as well as servicing committees, including minute-taking. You should also have experience of financial administration tasks, such as processing expenses and invoices.You have strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and are able engage confidently with external stakeholders. Your excellent organisational skills and ability to work independently allow you to prioritise tasks effectively, managing multiple deadlines with ease. You have excellent IT skills including MS Office and work methodically, ensuring tasks are completed efficiently while maintaining a high standard of service.Experience in coordinating the delivery of a training programme would be advantageous, but is not essential.What we offerAs 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

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs 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

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 05:50:32 GMT

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