Research Administrative Support Assistant

Overview

Research Administrative Support Assistant. Grade 4 (£26,707 – £28,778 p.a.) We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to the Project Research Fellows and Principal Investigator.
• Support two research projects: Growing Well Study (pre-school children, diet, growth and dental health) and Evaluation of the Free School Fruit Scheme (KS1 children).
• Recruit study participants and schools; liaise with Children’s Centres and Nurseries in Leeds for the Growing Well Study; liaise with Primary Schools in Yorkshire/Humber and Northeast for the School Fruit and Vegetable project.
• Arrange room bookings for clinics/measurements; support data collection with the team as required.
• Based on campus with some travel to clinics/schools may be required.
• Provide administrative support across goods receipting, car parking, booking meeting rooms, arranging travel, accommodation and catering, processing expenses forms, arranging meetings, maintaining generic email inboxes and mobile phone enquiries, and other general administrative duties.

Qualifications and Skills

• Proven track record of providing professional administrative support.
• Ability to deal with a wide range of people with excellent interpersonal, organisational, communication and IT skills.
• Flexible, with attention to detail; able to work independently and as part of a team; able to prioritise and work to tight deadlines without close supervision.
• Strong day-to-day workload management and time management abilities.
• Note: This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

What We Offer In Return

• 26 days holiday plus approx. 16 Bank Holidays/closed days by custom (including Christmas) – about 42 days a year.
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, campus gym with pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes.

If you have any queries, please contact:

Professor Janet Cade, Nutritional Epidemiology Group
Email: j.e.cade@leeds.ac.uk