Disability Research Projects Administrator London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine -Clinical Research Department

Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases

We are seeking to appoint a part-time (80%) Disability Research Projects Administrator.

The successful applicant will have:

• Experience of budget management including creating budgets, monitoring accounts, producing financial projections and managing projects within a higher education or similar environment.
• Experience of working in a busy office, working to tight deadlines, organizing a heavy workload, assessing priorities with minimum supervision, initiating action and solving problems as required, maintaining confidentiality when necessary and task sharing to cover leave/sickness.
• Expertise in Microsoft Office and bibliographic databases and proven ability to set up, develop and maintain accurate and up to date computerised and other record keeping systems.
• Proven ability to establish effective working relationships and work as part of a team.
• Good communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly with visitors from all parts of the world, and a willingness to develop these skills in a multicultural environment.
• Excellent presentation of work, including good grammar and spelling, the ability to proofread and draft correspondence.

The post is funded by various NGOs until 31 December 2013 in the first instance and is available as soon as possible. Salary is on the Professional Support Scale Grade 4 £26,873 - £28,287 per annum pro rata (inclusive of London Weighting).

Applications should be made online via our website at jobs.lshtm.ac.uk.  The closing date is 19 April 2013 and the reference for this post is DRPA-1.  Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10:00pm of the closing date.  Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed tojobs@lshtm.ac.uk.

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria.  Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion.  The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered.  An answer to any of the criteria such as “Please see attached CV” will not be considered acceptable.

Interview date: 24 April 2013.

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.  

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer