The Department of Chemistry is a friendly and vibrant department within the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences, which incorporates five academic departments who have a wide-ranging portfolio of established taught programmes and are highly rated in research activities.

 

The Department of Chemistry is supported by an experienced professional services team, working in partnership with academic colleagues, as well as faculty and central directorates to provide a high-quality administrative support service and student and staff experience.

We are looking to recruit a Senior Research Operations Officer who, together with the Research Operations Manager, has an important role providing efficient research operations support through the full grant life cycle (pre and post award administration), implementing new, and the improvement of existing, processes and enabling the department’s research culture by coordinating research-focussed meetings, ensuring research is showcased on communication platforms and supporting the department’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) contribution.

 

Celebrating diversity and supporting staff is important to us and we offer a range of provision, training opportunities and support – please see our  Staff Benefits pages.

 

The role will be based at primarily at Britannia House near Borough Tube Station (part of Guy’s Campus). Professional services staff are currently working on a hybrid basis, meaning the role holders will spend part of their working week on campus and the remainder working remotely.

 

This is a part-time post (21 hours per week), and you will be offered a one-year fixed term contract.

 

Secondment applications from internal applicants are welcome.

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

 

 

1.      Proven Professional Services skills gained within the Higher Education sector (or similar) and a knowledge of the regulatory, policy and procedural context.

2.      Proven strong knowledge of Research Operations (e.g. Pre and Post Award) in UK Higher Education including experience of data management systems (e.g. WorkTribe, Funder Portals, Unit 4 Business World, PeopleXD or other equivalent systems).

3.      Highly numerate with proven expertise in financial and data analysis, demonstrating strong numeracy skills and experience in budget management and cost control

4.      Relevant experience in the use of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and SharePoint

5.      Proactive commitment to ensuring good practice and following process/procedure

6.      Demonstrate ability to work effectively both independently using initiative to make informed decisions and as part of a team.

7.      Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate clearly and appropriately with a range of professional service and academic staff

8.      Ability to balance competing, shifting priorities under pressure of deadlines and workload in a busy environment

 

 

1.      Experience in supporting or contributing to the delivery of high impact, high quality research activities

 

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.