Centre for Behaviour Change Personal Assistant and Research Administrator to the CBC senior leaders

Job title:

Centre for Behaviour Change Personal Assistant and Research Administrator to the CBC senior leaders

Company

University College London

Job description

About usThe (CBC) brings together academic expertise in behaviour change to address key challenges facing society, including threats to human health and well-being, environmental sustainability and social cohesion. The Centre promotes interdisciplinary and cross-faculty collaboration and translation of research into practice and policy. The purpose of the CBC is to increase the quality and quantity of academic activity in behaviour change at UCL, improve communication and collaboration across disciplines and support UCL in being a leading and world-renowned centre for expertise in behaviour change.led by the Centre’s Co-Directors, Professor Susan Michie and Associate Professor, Fabiana Lorencatto.About the roleThe CBC PA and Research Administrator to the CBC Semior Leaders will be responsible for supporting and administering the work of the two CBC Directors and is a key role in the Centre’s Professional Services team.The candidate should have a strong organisational background with an understanding of higher education administration and financial systems. They must have excellent communication, organisation and time-management skills and demonstrate sharing a strong team-work ethic. The role requires the post holder to work using their own initiative, to manage several tasks at once, and to engage effectively with external CBC colleagues, colleagues within UCL and with external organisations. Previous experience of having worked in a similar environment would be advantageous.About youFor this key role, we are looking for applicants who meet the following criteria:

• Educated to A-level or equivalent vocational standard.
• Recent experience of working in a similar role in a UK university, research institute, or charity.
• Experience of preparing research articles, and administration of online research records and CVs.
• Experience of booking travel and preparing travel itineraries.
• Experience of financial systems and keeping track of budgets.
• Experience working with and dealing with senior academic staff.
• Experience of organising project groups and multi-site meetings.

What we offerWorking at UCL offers some great benefits some of which are below:

• Hybrid working
• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days; pro-rated for the post)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit to find out more.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 under-represented 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.Available documents

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Location

North West London

Job date

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:57:57 GMT

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