aim to deliver outstanding education, impactful research, and meaningful regional and global impact.
If you have administrative experience, ideally within a programme and project management environment and experience in handling complex processes, tracking progress and reporting on outcomes, then this is a great opportunity for you.
The Centre for Advanced Diagnostics Development and Application (CADDA) administrator will work closely with the Academic Directors at Kent, and other staff employed on the CADDA grant at Kent and at the partner institutions of the University of Manchester and UCL, to help ensure timely delivery of CADDA activities and outputs as outlined in the grant proposal. You will play a key role in coordinating correspondence on the award, maintaining documentation, arranging meetings and keeping records, will provide administrative support across posts in CADDA and the wider activities of CADDA, the academic Directors and academics involved.
As CADDA Project Coordinator you can expect to be involved in:
- Liaising with the support organisations in the three universities (marketing, communications and finance) to ensure the smooth operation of CADDA
- Providing proactive, high-quality administrative support to the Principal Investigator and project team to support the successful delivery and smooth running of the project
- Arranging work-related travel and conference attendance for the project members
- Acting as the first point of contact for enquiries relating to the CADDA Project and responding appropriately.
What will you bring to the role?
- Relevant administrative experience, ideally within a programme and project management environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Ability to build effective relationships and encourage others to work collaboratively
- Ability to work efficiently under pressure, particularly to manage competing priorities with excellent attention to detail and the ability to provide accurate information.
What we can offer in return:
As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:
- 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
- Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
- Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health
For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent
We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place.
Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/
Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post.
For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number SNS-098-26-R.
£27,865 to £30,986. Grade 5, per annum
