Senior Administrator Ref 21225
School/department: University of Sussex Business School/ Energy Demand Research Centre
Hours: Full-time hours considered up to a maximum of 36.5 hours per week / equivalent to 1.0 FTE. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Contract: fixed term until 30 June 2028
Reference: 21225
Salary: starting at £28,759 to £32,982 per annum, pro rata if part-time.
Placed on: 17 July 2023.
Closing date: 14 August 2023. Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.
Expected Interview date: To be confirmed.
Expected start date: To be confirmed.
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the University of Sussex for an administration professional to support the new Energy Demand Research Centre – an ambitious and dynamic research centre supported by a £15 million grant from UK Research Innovation, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council. We anticipate the post will be full-time with scope for flexible working.
As the Senior Administrator, your main role is to support the day-to-day operations of the Centre, including research project administration, assisting with budgeting and internal reporting, the scheduling of meetings, and the organisation of events and other activities.
You will provide professional administrative and communications support to the Centre, assisting the Director, Operations Manager, Communications Manager and the Senior Data Officer. You will contribute to the smooth running of the Centre through the effective delivery of administrative and communications activities, taking responsibility for specific areas of work. This is a central role involving administrative and communications tasks across the 12 universities of the Centre, as well as project partners and wider stakeholders. You will work within a team of professional, research and academic staff, who are all working to achieve impact through the Centre’s research.
For further information or to discuss the role please contact the Centre Director Professor Mari Martiskainen: m.martiskainen@sussex.ac.uk or the SPRU Research Manager: ryan.giddings@sussex.ac.uk
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How to apply
Download our professional services application form - Dec 2020 [DOC 203.00KB] and Personal Details and Equal Opportunities Form [DOCX 65.11KB] and fill in all sections.
You must email your completed application, and personal details and equal opportunities form, to jobapps@sussex.ac.uk
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You can also send your application by post to Human Resources Division, Sussex House, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH.
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